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ReviewFrontiers in public health2026

A multidimensional narrative review of the association between air pollution and late-life depression risk.

Xiaofen Zhang, Xinrui Yang, Yao Zhao, Kaida Chen

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Review in Frontiers in public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Xiaofen ZhangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China.
Xinrui YangCollege of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
Yao ZhaoCollege of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
Kaida ChenCollege of Landscape Architecture and Art, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthesizing evidence from 80 empirical studies identified through a systematic search of Web of Science, this review highlights the association between air pollution exposure and late-life depression. Results indicate that exposure duration is a critical modifying factor: acute, short-term exposure correlates with symptom exacerbation, whereas long-term, cumulative exposure is linked to increased incidence. Pronounced geographical heterogeneity emerges, with larger effect estimates consistently reported in highly polluted regions. Critically, significant associations persist even in low-pollution settings like Sweden, challenging the notion of a safe exposure threshold. Furthermore, neurotoxic effects vary markedly across pollutants, with PM

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Air PollutionDepressionEnvironmental ExposureAir PollutantsHumansRisk FactorsAir Pollutantsair pollutionenvironmental exposurelate-life depressionpublic healthurban-rural environment

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PMID42100524
PMCPMC13143914

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