Association of sarcopenia, ambient air pollution and cognitive function in a community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly Korean population: a community-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the association of sarcopenia, exposure to medium-term to long-term ambient particulate matter 2.5 µm and 10 µm (PM_2.5 and PM₁₀) pollution and cognitive function in a community-dwelling cohort of middle-aged and older adults in South Korea.

Design

A community-based prospective cohort study.

Setting

In the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES).

Participants

The participants were drawn from the seventh follow-up visit conducted between 2015 and 2016 in the KoGES community-based Ansung cohort who had participated in an ageing substudy.

Outcome measures

Cognitive function was evaluated by the Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE) and decreased cognitive function was defined as a K-

SUBMITTER: Lee JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11624758 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature