Association Between Cardiovascular Disease and Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution With the Risk of Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Emerging yet contrasting evidence associates air pollution with incident dementia, and the potential role of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in this association is unclear.

Objective

To investigate the association between long-term exposure to air pollution and dementia and to assess the role of CVD in that association.

Design, setting, and participants

Data for this cohort study were extracted from the ongoing Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen (SNAC-K), a longitudinal population-based study with baseline assessments from March 21, 2001, through August 30, 2004. Of the 5111 randomly selected residents in the Kungsholmen district of Stockholm 60 years or older and living at home or in institutions, 521 were not eligible (eg, due to death b

SUBMITTER: Grande G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7105952 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature