Long-term Exposure to Multiple Ambient Air Pollutants and Association With Incident Depression and Anxiety.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Air pollution is increasingly recognized as an important environmental risk factor for mental health. However, epidemiologic evidence on long-term exposure to low levels of air pollutants with incident depression and anxiety is still very limited.

Objectives

To investigate the association of long-term joint exposure to multiple air pollutants with incident depression and anxiety.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective, population-based cohort study used data from the UK Biobank. The participants were recruited between March 13, 2006, and October 1, 2010, and included individuals who had never been diagnosed with depression or anxiety at baseline and had full information on exposure and covariates. Data were analyzed from May 1 to October 10, 202

SUBMITTER: Yang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10077109 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature