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. 2021 Feb;147:105954. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105954
AP Air pollution
AQI Air Quality Index
BC black carbon
CI confidence interval
CO carbon monoxide
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CVD cardiovascular disease
DBP diastolic blood pressure
ECRHS European Community Respiratory Health Survey
FEF forced expiratory flow
FeNO fraction of exhaled nitric oxide
FEV1 forced expiratory volume at one second
FOXP3 forkhead box p3
FVC forced vital capacity
HEAT Health and Economic Assessment Tool for walking and cycling
HIA Health Impact Assessment
HIC High Income Countries
HRV heart rate variability
IHD ischemic heart disease
ISEE International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
ISES International Society of Exposure Science
ISPAH International Society for Physical Activity and Health
LMICs low- and middle-income countries
MFT multistage fitness test
MI myocardial infarction
MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
NCDs non-communicable diseases
NO2 nitrogen dioxide
NOx oxides of nitrogen
O3 ozone
PA physical activity
PASE Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly
PM particulate matter
PWV pulse wave velocity
SBP systolic blood pressure
TCE traditional Chinese exercise
TRAP traffic-related air pollution
UFP ultrafine particles
VO2 maximum oxygen intake
VOCs volatile organic compounds
WBC white blood cell
WHO World Health Organization