Association between temperature exposure and cognition: a cross-sectional analysis of 20,687 aging adults in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults are particularly vulnerable to the adverse health effects of extreme temperature-related events. A growing body of literature highlights the importance of the natural environment, including air pollution and sunlight, on cognitive health. However, the relationship between exposure to outdoor temperatures and cognitive functioning, and whether there exists any differences across climate region, remains largely unexplored. We address this gap by examining the temperature-cognition association, and whether there exists any variation across climate regions in a national cohort of aging adults.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, we obtained data on temperature exposure based on geocoded residential location of participants in the REasons for Geographic

SUBMITTER: Khan AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8323228 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature