Academic study: PM2.5 and diabetes (2024)

Chronic PM2.5 exposure is linked to higher prevalence and incidence rates of prediabetes and diabetes, according to research led by The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Ambient PM2.5 was studied in this research; however, the WHO has pointed out in its Guidelines for IAQ that there is no convincing evidence of a difference in the hazardous nature of particulate matter from indoor sources as compared with those from outdoors.