Associations between anthropogenic heat emissions and serum lipids among adults in northeastern China

Jianping Cong; Hong-Zhi Zhang; Ming-Kun Sun; Zhengmin Qian; Stephen Edward McMillin; Steven W. Howard; Guo-Feng Huang; Duo-Hong Chen; Huimin Ma; Wen-Zhong Huang; Peien Zhou; Hung Chak Ho; Li-Zi Lin; Zhao-Huan Gui; Jing Yang; Hang Yin; Xiao Sun; Guang-Hui Dong

doi:10.1080/09603123.2025.2454363

Associations between anthropogenic heat emissions and serum lipids among adults in northeastern China

Jianping Cong
, Hong-Zhi Zhang
, Ming-Kun Sun
, Zhengmin Qian
, Stephen Edward McMillin
, Steven W. Howard
, Guo-Feng Huang
, Duo-Hong Chen
, Huimin Ma
, Wen-Zhong Huang
, Peien Zhou
, Hung Chak Ho
, Li-Zi Lin
, Zhao-Huan Gui
, Jing Yang
, Hang Yin
, Xiao Sun^*
, Guang-Hui Dong^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Public and International Affairs

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Abstract

Few epidemiological studies have investigated associations between anthropogenic heat emissions (AE) and serum lipids. We recruited 15,477 adults from 33 communities in northeastern China in 2009. We estimated AE flux by using data on energy consumption and socio-economic statistics covering building, transportation, industry, and human metabolism. We assessed the associations between AE and blood lipids and dyslipidemia prevalence using the restricted cubic spline models. The regression coefficients (β) and the 95% CI of total cholesterol for the 75th and 95th percentiles of the exposure were 0.23 mmol/L (95% CI: 0.15, 0.30) and 0.25 mmol/L (95% CI: 0.18, 0.32). We also found AE was positively associated with dyslipidemia. Participants who were female or who had low incomes exhibited more pronounced associations. Our research showed that exposure to AE was significantly associated with serum lipids. These novel, valuable findings are useful to inform policymakers to estimate the risks to human health from anthropogenic heat. © 2025 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2667-2682
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Health Research
Volume	35
Issue number	9
Online published	18 Jan 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2025.2454363
Publication status	Published - 2025

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [82003418, 82073502], National Key Research and Development Program of China [2022YFC3702700], Zhongnanshan Medical Foundation of Guangdong Province [ZNSXS-20230012], Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province [20201123193141971], and Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province [2021A1515011754, 2021A1515012212, 2019A050510017, 2017A090905042].

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 Climate Action

Research Keywords

Anthropogenic heat emissions
population health
Community health
Chinese adults
dyslipidemia
serum lipid

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Cong, J., Zhang, H.-Z., Sun, M.-K., Qian, Z., McMillin, S. E., Howard, S. W., Huang, G.-F., Chen, D.-H., Ma, H., Huang, W.-Z., Zhou, P., Ho, H. C., Lin, L.-Z., Gui, Z.-H., Yang, J., Yin, H., Sun, X., & Dong, G.-H. (2025). Associations between anthropogenic heat emissions and serum lipids among adults in northeastern China. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 35(9), 2667-2682. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2025.2454363

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