Particulate Air Pollution, Exceptional Aging, and Rates of Centenarians: A Nationwide Analysis of the United States, 1980-2010.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exceptional aging, defined as reaching age 85 years, shows geographic inequalities that may depend on local environmental conditions. Links between particulate pollution-a well-recognized environmental risk factor-and exceptional aging have not been investigated.

Objectives

We conducted a nationwide analysis of ~28 million adults in 3,034 United States counties to determine whether local PM2.5 levels (particulate matter < 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter) affected the probability of becoming 85- to 94-year-olds or centenarians (100- to 104-year-olds) in 2010 for individuals who were 55-64 or 70-74 years old, respectively, in 1980.

Methods

We used population-weighted regression models including county-level PM2.5 from hybrid land-use regression and geostatisti

SUBMITTER: Baccarelli AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5089884 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature