Joint effects of environmental and neighborhood socioeconomic factors on cognitive function in the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Modifiable physical and social environments are believed to influence cognitive health in older age.

Objectives

To employ cutting-edge methods to analyze the impact of correlated environmental and socioeconomic neighborhood factors on cognitive function in German older participants.

Methods

In the German Heinz Nixdorf Recall cohort study, participants underwent neuropsychological testing at the first follow-up examination (2006-2008) to derive a global cognitive score (GCS). Long-term exposure to air pollution was estimated by the land-use regression and chemistry transport models. Road traffic noise was assessed as outdoor weighted 24h and nighttime means. Seven neighborhood-level socioeconomic position (nSEP) characteristics were linked from administrativ

SUBMITTER: Ogurtsova K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12930415 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature