Air pollution, noise exposure, and metabolic syndrome – A cohort study in elderly Mexican-Americans in Sacramento area

Previous studies suggested that air pollutants may increase the incidence of metabolic syndrome, but the potential impact from traffic sources is not well-understood. This study aimed to investigate associations between traffic-related nitrogen oxides (NOx) or noise pollution and risk of incident metabolic syndrome and its components in an elderly Mexican-American population. A total of 1,554 Mexican-American participants of the Sacramento Area...