Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to higher blood pressure in London teenagers.
Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to higher blood pressure in London teenagers, a study says.Scientists from Kings College London analysed data from more than 3,000 adolescents.
They analysed data from 3,284 adolescents, following up from ages 11-13 and 14-16 years old and examined the effects of air pollution on children attending 51 schools across London. The team said that based on its findings, published in the journal Plos One, more research was urgently needed to assess how air pollution may be affecting the cardiovascular health of children and adolescents.Senior author Seeromanie Harding, a professor of social epidemiology at King's College London, says their study "provides a unique opportunity to track exposures of adolescents living in deprived neighbourhoods".
Co-author Dr Andrew Webb, also of King's College London, said: "The effect of NO2 on blood pressure is similar to what we and other researchers have observed previously after ingesting green leafy vegetables or beetroot juice.
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