Long- and short-term air pollution exposure and measures of arterial stiffness in the Framingham Heart Study

Abstract

Long-term exposure to PM_2.5 was not associated with arterial stiffness but positive associations with living close to a major road may suggest that pollutant mixtures very nearby major roads, rather than PM_2.5, may affect arterial stiffness. Furthermore, short-term air pollution exposures were not associated with higher arterial stiffness.