Association of ambient PM2·5 exposure with maternal bone strength in pregnant women from Mexico City: a longitudinal cohort study

Summary: Background: Pregnancy is associated with deteriorations in maternal bone strength and heightened susceptibility to bone fractures. We aimed to investigate whether ambient particulate matter (PM)2·5 concentrations were associated with bone strength during pregnancy. Methods: In this longitu...

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Main Authors: Haotian Wu, PhD, Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou, PhD, Allan C Just, PhD, Itai Kloog, PhD, Alison Sanders, PhD, Katherine Svensson, MS, Nia McRae, MPH, Marcela Tamayo-Ortiz, ScD, Maritsa Solano-González, MSc, Robert O Wright, ProfPhD, Martha M Téllez-Rojo, ProfPhD, Andrea A Baccarelli, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519620302205