Ambient air pollutants are associated with morning serum cortisol in overweight and obese Latino youth in Los Angeles.
Claudia M. Toledo-CorralT L AldereteM M HertingR HabreA K PetersonF LurmannM I GoranM J WeigensbergF D GillilandPublished in: Environmental health : a global access science source (2021)
Chronic ambient NO2, O3 and PM2.5 differentially associate with HPA-axis dysfunction, a mechanism that may serve as an explanatory pathway in the relationship between ambient air pollution and metabolic health of youth living in polluted urban environments. Further research that uncovers how ambient air pollutants may differentially contribute to HPA-axis dysfunction are warranted.