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Table 2 Exposure, outcome, exposure estimates and covariate adjusted of the included studies

From: Association between hydrocarbon exposure and risk of stroke: a systematic literature review

Study

Exposure

Effect size (95% CI for Stroke)

Analysis method

Adjusted factors

He 2024 [18]

Total BTEX,

OR = 0.97, (0.58–1.61)

Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry

Age, gender, race, BMI, education, PIR, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, serum cotinine, diabetes, hypertension, family history of CVD, total energy intake, protein intake, and eGFR

Mallah 2022 [14]

Total PAH

OR = 1.17, (1.02–1.33)

Gas chromatography and high-resolution mass spectrometry

Age (years), gender (male, female), race, education level, marital status, smoking, drinking, BMI, HDL, LDL, total cholesterol (TC), and triglycerides (TG).

1-Hydroxynaphthalene

OR = 1.89, (1.62–2.20)

2-Hydroxynaphthalene

OR = 1.48, (1.28–1.72)

3-Hydroxyfluorene

OR = 1.68, (1.44–1.95)

2-Hydroxyfluorene

OR = 1.94, (1.66–2.26)

1-Hydroxypyrene

OR = 1.41, (1.22–1.64)

1-Hydroxyphenanthrene

OR = 1.88, (1.61–2.19)

Rahman 2023 [15]

1-hydroxynaphthalene

2-hydroxynaphthalene

3-hydroxyfluorene

1-hydroxypyrene

OR = 2.327, (0.961–5.632)

OR = 2.449, (1.067–5.622)

OR = 2.201, (1.115–4.346)

OR = 2.066, (1.037–4.114)

NA

NA

Shiue 2015 [16]

2-hydroxyfluorene

OR = 0.96, (0.63–1.47)

Gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

Urine creatinine, age, sex, body mass index, family income-to-poverty ratio, education level, serum cotinine, alcohol use, physical activity level, and subsampling weighting

3-hydroxyfluorene

OR = 1.00, (0.71–1.41)

9-hydroxyfluorene

OR = 1.03, (0.63–1.68)

1-hydroxyphenanthrene

OR = 0.93, (0.54–1.60)

2-hydroxyphenanthrene

OR = 0.81, (0.45–1.47)

3-hydroxyphenanthrene

OR = 0.91 (0.57–1.45)

1-hydroxypyrene

OR = 1.05, (0.68–1.63)

1-hydroxynapthalene

OR = 1.21, (0.95–1.56)

4-hydroxyphenanthrene

OR = 0.73, (0.42–1.28)

2-hydroxynapthalene

OR = 1.28, (0.85–1.92)

Zhang 2024 [19]

Total PAH,

2-hydroxynaphthalene

OR = 1.97, (1.11–3.52)

OR = 2.23, (1.17–4.25)

NA

Age, gender, smoking status, drinking status, education level, marital status, physical activity, hypertension, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and BMI

Zhang 2019 [20]

THC

NMHC

HR = 3.64, (3.56–3.72)

HR = 2.21, (2.16–2.26)

NA

PM 2.5

  1. Abbreviations: OR - Odds Ratio, HR - Hazard Ratio, CI - Confidence Interval, BTEX - Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylenes, PAH - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, BMI - Body Mass Index, PIR - Poverty Income Ratio, CVD - Cardiovascular Disease, eGFR - Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, HDL - High-Density Lipoprotein, LDL - Low-Density Lipoprotein, TC - Total Cholesterol, TG - Triglycerides, PM 2.5 - Particulate Matter 2.5, THC - Tetrahydrocannabinol, NMHC - Non-Methane Hydrocarbons