Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
J Occup Environ Med. 2019 Feb;61(2):144-147. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001502.
With rising attention on climate change and the aftermath of burning fossil fuels, there is much concern regarding the effects of air pollution on physical and psychological health. However, the relationship between chronic stress and air pollution is relatively unexplored in humans.
By combining German representative data with national pollution data and using step-wise regression analyses, this study investigates how air pollution (particulate matter 2.5 and 10 [PM2.5 and PM10]) impacts ones' chronic stress levels (TICS).
Results show PM2.5 fine-dust particles significantly affect chronic stress, while PM10 has no such effect. Air pollution (PM2.5), age, and income together explain 3% of variation in chronic stress in a nationally representative sample.
Further studies must test pollutants such as NO2 and O3 as well as investigate the potential accumulated effect of pollution and stress combined on human health.
随着人们对气候变化和燃烧化石燃料后果的关注度不断提高，人们对空气污染对身心健康的影响非常关注。然而，在人类中，慢性应激与空气污染之间的关系尚未得到充分探索。
本研究通过结合德国有代表性的数据和国家污染数据，并使用逐步回归分析，调查了空气污染（细颗粒物 2.5 和 10 [PM2.5 和 PM10]）如何影响个体的慢性应激水平（TICS）。
结果表明，细颗粒物 PM2.5 显著影响慢性应激，而 PM10 则没有这种影响。空气污染（PM2.5）、年龄和收入共同解释了全国代表性样本中慢性应激 3%的变异。
进一步的研究必须测试 NO2 和 O3 等污染物，并调查污染和应激结合对人类健康的潜在累积影响。
