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Impact of air pollution on cognitive impairment in older people: A cohort study in rural and suburban China
He, Fan Tang, JJ Zhang, Tao Lin, J Li, F Gu, X Chen, Ruoling
He, Fan
Tang, JJ
Zhang, Tao
Lin, J
Li, F
Gu, X
Chen, Ruoling
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2020-10-13
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Background: The impact of air pollution on cognitive impairment in older people has not been fully understood. It is unclear which air pollutants are the culprit. Objective: We assessed the associations of six air pollutants and air quality index (AQI) with cognitive impairment. Methods: We examined 7,311 participants aged ≥60 years from the ZJMPHS cohort in China. They were interviewed for baseline socio-demographic and disease risk factors in 2014, and re-interviewed in 2015 and 2016, respectively. The presence of cognitive impairment was determined by the Chinese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination. Daily area-level data monitored for air pollution during 2013-2015 was then examined for associations with cognitive impairment in logistic regression models. Results: Over the two years follow-up, 1,652 participants developed cognitive impairment, of which 917 were severe cases. Continuous air pollution data showed the risk of cognitive impairment increased with exposure to PM2.5 (fully adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.04, 95% CI 1.01-1.08), PM10 (1.03, 1.001-1.06), and SO2 (1.04, 1.01-1.08), but not with NO2, CO, O3, and AQI. Categorized data analysis for low, middle, and high level exposure demonstrated that the aOR increased with PM2.5 and AQI, somehow with PM10 and CO, but not significantly with SO2 and NO2, and decreased with O3. The patterns for these associations with severe cognitive impairment were stronger. Conclusion: Lowering PM2.5, PM10, SO2, and CO level could reduce the risk of cognitive impairment in older Chinese. Strategies to target most important air pollutants should be an integral component of cognitive interventions.
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He, F., Tang, J.C., Zhang, T., Lin, J., Li, F., Gu, X. and Chen, R. (2020) Impact of air pollution on cognitive impairment in older people: A cohort study in rural and suburban China. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 77(4), pp. 1671-1679.
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This is an accepted manuscript of a paper published by IOS Press on 13/10/2020, available online at: https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/jad200587 The accepted manuscript of the publication may differ from the final published version.
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1387-2877
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Zhejiang Provincial Public Welfare Technology Application Research Project of China (LGF19H260003) and an EU grant from Horizon 2020 MSCA – DEMAIRPO #799247.