Article
Sensitive life-stage periods and genetic susceptibility in the association between air pollution and ischaemic stroke risk: a Bayesian life-course analysis.
Journal of epidemiology and community health - 10 Sept 2026
Wei Shengtao, Chen Lan, Chen Ge, Tian Fei, Zheng Dashan, Hu Peng, Ran Shanshan, Xiao Jianru, Yang Zijun, Wang Qinzhou, Lin Hualiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Air pollution exposure has been linked to ischaemic stroke (IS), yet the sensitive life stages for pollution-related IS risk and the interplay of genetic susceptibility remain unclear. METHODS: We analysed 404 234 IS-free participants from a large UK prospective cohort. Exposures to PM2.5, SO2 and O3 were estimated across five life stages (toddlerhood, childhood, adolescence, youth and middle-aged to...
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- Humans
- Bayes Theorem
- Air Pollution
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Female
