Abstract
Exploring the association between exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and the risk of dyslipidemia and possible mediating effects is essential for conducting epidemiological health studies on related lipid disorders. Therefore, our study aimed to elucidate the potential association between PAH exposure and dyslipidemia risk and further identify the mediating effects based on blood cell-based inflammatory biomarkers. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 8380 individuals with complete survey data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001–2016). Multiple models (generalized linear regression model, restricted cubic spline model, Bayesian kernel machine regression, weighted quantiles sum regression) were used to assess the relationship between PAH co-exposure and the dyslipidemia risk and further identify potential mediating effects. Among the 8380 subjects, 2886 (34.44 %) had dyslipidemia. After adjusting for the confounding factors, the adjusted OR and 95% CI for dyslipidemia in the highest quartile of subjects were 1.30 (1.11, 1.51), 1. 22 (1.04, 1.43), 1.21 (1.03, 1.42), 1.29 (1.10, 1.52), 1.18 (1.01, 1.37), and 1.04 (0.89, 1.23) for 1-hydroxynaphthalene, 2-hydroxynaphthalene, 3-hydroxyfluorene, 2-hydroxyfluorene (2-FLU), 1-hydroxyphenanthrene, and 1-hydroxypyrene. The Bayesian kernel machine regression model also showed a positive correlation between PAH mixtures and dyslipidemia, and 2-FLU has the highest contribution. Mediation effect analyses showed that white blood cells and neutrophils were statistically significant in the association between PAHs and dyslipidemia. The present study suggests that individual and mixed PAH exposures may increase the risk of dyslipidemia in adults. Inflammatory biomarkers significantly mediated the relationship between PAH exposure and dyslipidemia. Environmental pollutants and their mechanisms should be more intensively monitored and studied.
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