Effects of pain and depression on the relationship between household solid fuel use and disability among middle-aged and older adults.

ABSTRACT: Household air pollution (HAP) is suggested to increases people's risk of disability, but mediating mechanisms between HAP and disability remains under-investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the underlying mechanisms between household air pollution and disability in middle-aged and older adults (i.e., older than 45 years) using a nationally representative prospective cohort. In total, 3754 middle-aged and older adults were selected from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Correlation analysis and logistic regression analysis were employed to estimate the association between HAP, pain, depression and disability. Finally, three significant mediation pathways through which HAP directly impacts disability were found: (1) pain (B = 0.09, 95% CI 0.01, 0.02), accoun

SUBMITTER: Jia Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9732289 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature