Exposure to ambient air pollution and cognitive function: an analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An increasing number of studies suggest adverse effects of exposure to ambient air pollution on cognitive function, but the evidence is still limited. We investigated the associations between long-term exposure to air pollutants and cognitive function in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) cohort of older adults.

Methods

Our sample included 8,883 individuals from ELSA, based on a nationally representative study of people aged ≥ 50 years, followed-up from 2002 until 2017. Exposure to air pollutants was modelled by the CMAQ-urban dispersion model and assigned to the participants' residential postcodes. Cognitive test scores of memory and executive function were collected biennially. The associations between these cognitive measures and exposure to ambien

SUBMITTER: Wood D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10996194 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature