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Land-use regression models were used to estimate participants\u2019 1-year exposures to particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter \u2264 10 \u03bcm (PM10), coarse particles (PM2.5\u201310), fine particles (\u2264 2.5 \u03bcm; PM2.5), PM2.5 absorbance, NOx, and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Generalized linear regressions and logistic regressions were used to examine the association between air pollution and BP and hypertension, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Diastolic BP was associated with 1-year exposures to air pollution, with estimates of 0.73 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.44, 1.03], 0.46 (95% CI: 0.30, 0.63), 0.62 (95% CI: 0.24, 0.99), 0.34 (95% CI: 0.19, 0.50), and 0.65 (95% CI: 0.44, 0.85) mmHg for PM10 (10 \u03bcg\/m3), PM2.5\u201310 (5 \u03bcg\/m3), PM2.5 absorbance (10\u20135\/m), NOx (20 \u03bcg\/m3), and NO2 (10 \u03bcg\/m3), respectively. PM2.5 was not associated with diastolic BP, and none of the air pollutants was associated with systolic BP. Associations of diastolic BP with PM10 and PM2.5 absorbance were stronger among participants with hypertension, diabetes, or a body mass index \u2265 25 kg\/m2 than among participants without these conditions. One-year air pollution exposures were not associated with hypertension.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>One-year exposures to PM10, PM2.5\u201310, PM2.5 absorbance, and NOx were associated with higher diastolic BP in elderly residents of Taipei.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Citation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Chen SY, Wu CF, Lee JH, Hoffmann B, Peters A, Brunekreef B, Chu DC, Chan CC. 2015. Associations between long-term air pollutant exposures and blood pressure in elderly residents of Taipei City: a cross-sectional study. Environ Health Perspect 123:779\u2013784; http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1289\/ehp.1408771<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1289\/ehp.1408771","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,3,20]],"date-time":"2015-03-20T13:53:24Z","timestamp":1426859604000},"page":"779-784","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":74,"title":["Associations between Long-Term Air Pollutant Exposures and Blood Pressure in Elderly Residents of Taipei City: A Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1021","volume":"123","author":[{"given":"Szu-Ying","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan"},{"name":"Division of Surgical Intensive Care, Department of Critical Care Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, 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