Exploring Metal Mixtures Exposure and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Miami Dade.
Article
Ibrahimou, Boubakari, Sun, Ning, Raposo, Shelbie et al. (2026). Exploring Metal Mixtures Exposure and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Miami Dade.
. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, 10.1097/jom.0000000000003733
Ibrahimou, Boubakari, Sun, Ning, Raposo, Shelbie et al. (2026). Exploring Metal Mixtures Exposure and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Miami Dade.
. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, 10.1097/jom.0000000000003733
To assess the role of PM2.5 speciation chemical mixtures in association with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors during pregnancy.
Methods
PM2.5 chemical mixtures are identified using novel statistical method. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess mixtures associated with CVD risk factors after controlling for known risk factors.
Results
Direct Association between a PM2.5 chemical mixture and hyaline disease as well as association between some mixtures and preeclampsia, hyaline disease and gestational diabetes through interaction with race and ethnicity have been identified. The results also emphasized the need for new statistical methods for environmental health study especially when dealing with spatial-temporal data.
Conclusion
The study highlights the importance of considering chemical mixtures in exposure assessment and the need for more refined methodologies in future environmental health investigations.
