Fig. 1

Summary of the association of environmental contaminants with cardiovascular outcomes. Pooled risk estimates were calculated using random effects meta-analyses. the relative risk compares the risk for each outcome in individuals in the top third with those in the bottom third of baseline levels of the environmental contaminants (i.e., extreme thirds). risk estimates from separate studies were typically adjusted for basic demographics (e.g., age, sex, systolic blood pressure, smoking, history of diabetes, etc.) [7]