Long-term air pollution exposure and incident physical disability in older US adults: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disability is a key marker of overall physical health in older adults and is often preceded by chronic disease. Although air pollution is a well recognised risk factor for multiple chronic diseases, its association with physical disability has not been well characterised. We investigated the associations of air pollutants with physical disability in a large cohort representative of older adults in the USA.

Methods

We used biennial data on incident activities of daily living (ADL) disability collected from respondents of the Health and Retirement Survey between 2000 and 2016. As part of the Environmental Predictors of Cognitive Health and Aging study, we estimated 10-year average PM_2·5, PM_10-2·5, nitrogen dioxide (NO

SUBMITTER: Gao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11609850 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature