An Examination of the Joint Effect of the Social Environment and Air Pollution on Dementia Among US Older Adults.

ABSTRACT: Evidence suggests exposure to air pollution increases the risk of dementia. Cognitively stimulating activities and social interactions, made available through the social environment, may slow cognitive decline. We examined whether the social environment buffers the adverse effect of air pollution on dementia in a cohort of older adults.

Methods

This study draws from the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study. Participants aged 75 years and older were enrolled between 2000 and 2002 and evaluated for dementia semi-annually through 2008. Long-term exposure to particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide was assigned from spatial and spatiotemporal models. Census tract-level measures of the social environment and individual measures of social activity were used as measures of the social environme

SUBMITTER: Ilango SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10256342 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature