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ArticleThe lancet. Healthy longevity2024

Long-term air pollution exposure and incident physical disability in older US adults: a cohort study.

Jiaqi Gao, Carlos F Mendes de Leon, Boya Zhang, Jennifer Weuve, Kenneth M Langa, Jennifer D'Souza, Adam Szpiro, Jessica Faul, Joel D Kaufman, Richard Hirth and 1 more

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Article in The lancet. Healthy longevity, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors.

Jiaqi GaoDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: jiaqigao@umich.edu.
Carlos F Mendes de LeonDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
Boya ZhangDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Jennifer WeuveDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Kenneth M LangaInstitute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; University of Michigan Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Jennifer D'SouzaDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Adam SzpiroDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Jessica FaulInstitute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Joel D KaufmanDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Richard HirthDepartment of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Sara D AdarDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Funding

HRS Yrs29-34: Y33 SSA CoFundingU01AG009740 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Jessica Faul, KENNETH M LANGA · 1990 to 2026
$555.8M
Integrting Information About Aging SurveysR01AG030153 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Sara Adar, Alden L. Gross · 2007 to 2026
$41.7M
The impact of airborne particles and ozone on cognition, mobility, and health care spending at older ages: Evidence from a nationally-representative longitudinal cohortR01ES028694 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ADAR, SARA · 2018 to 2021
$2.3M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG030153NIA NIH HHS U01 AG009740NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES028694
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDisability is a key marker of overall physical health in older adults and is often preceded by chronic disease. Although air pollution is a well recognised risk factor for multiple chronic diseases, its association with physical disability has not been well characterised. We investigated the associations of air pollutants with physical disability in a large cohort representative of older adults in the USA.

methodsWe used biennial data on incident activities of daily living (ADL) disability collected from respondents of the Health and Retirement Survey between 2000 and 2016. As part of the Environmental Predictors of Cognitive Health and Aging study, we estimated 10-year average PM

findingsAmong 15 411 respondents aged 65 years and older (mean age 70·2 [SD 6·5] years; 55% female, 45% male), 48% of respondents reported newly having ADL disability during a mean follow-up of 7·9 years (SD 4·7). In fully adjusted models, we found greater risks of ADL disability associated with higher concentrations of PM

interpretationOur findings suggest that air pollution might be an underappreciated risk factor for physical disability in later life, although additional research is needed.

fundingNational Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences and National Institute on Aging.

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Activities of Daily LivingAir PollutionEnvironmental ExposurePersons with DisabilitiesAgedAir PollutantsCohort StudiesFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleParticulate MatterRisk FactorsUnited StatesAir PollutantsParticulate Matter

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PMID39342952
PMCPMC11609850

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