Clinical outcomes associated with long-term exposure to airborne particulate pollution in kidney transplant recipients

The impact of PM2.5 on kidney

“…A study of 87,233 KT patients in the US demonstrated that each 10 μg/m 3 increase in PM2.5 increased the probability of DGF (delayed graft function) by 1.59 times, the probability of 1‐year acute rejection by 1.31 times, the risk of all‐cause death by 1.15 times, and the risk of infection death by 1.48 times (Feng, Jones, Chu, et al, 2021). Kim et al (2021) studied potential correlations between air pollution and the clinical outcomes of 1,532 KTRs in South Korea and found that based on 1‐year baseline exposure, there was an association between every 1 μg/m 3 increase in PM10 concentration and increased risk of DCGF and biopsy‐proven rejection (BPR) and all‐cause mortality was obviously correlated with 1‐year average PM10 level.…”