Increase in Metabolic Syndrome-Related Hospitalizations in Relation to Environmental Sources of Persistent Organic Pollutants

Alexander V. Sergeev and David O. Carpenter
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Alexander V. Sergeev: Department of Social and Public Health, Ohio University, Grover Center W343, Athens, OH 45701, USA
David O. Carpenter: Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany, Five University Place, A217, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA

IJERPH, 2011, vol. 8, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: Evidence from cell studies indicates that persistent organic pollutants (POP) can induce insulin resistance, an essential component of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). We hypothesized that residential proximity to environmental sources of POP would be associated with the MetS in the population. The present study examined the association between residency in a zip code containing or abutting environmental sources of POP and MetS-related hospitalization rates. Hospitalization data were obtained from the New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System. Relative risks (RR) were calculated as hospitalization rate ratios. Adjusted RR and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated by multivariable Poisson regression. A higher proportion of African Americans resided in POP zip codes compared to Caucasians (25.9% and 24.3%, respectively, p

Keywords: persistent organic pollutants; metabolic syndrome; hazardous waste sites; residential proximity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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