Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Cognitive Function Among Hispanic/Latino Adults in San Diego, California.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hispanics/Latinos in the United States are more likely to live in neighborhoods with greater exposure to air pollution and are projected to have the largest increase in dementia among race/ethnic minority groups.

Objective

We examined the associations of air pollution with performance on cognitive function tests in Hispanic/Latino adults.

Methods

We used data from the San Diego site of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, an ongoing cohort of Hispanics/Latinos. This analysis focused on individuals ≥45 years of age who completed a neurocognitive battery examining overall mental status, verbal learning, memory, verbal fluency, and executive function (n = 2,089). Air pollution (PM2.5 and O3) before study baseline was assigned to participants'

SUBMITTER: Ilango SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10896012 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature