ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2018
Air Pollution and Performance-Based Physical Functioning in Dutch Older Adults.
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Abstract
backgroundFunctional limitations are a major cause for needing care and institutionalization among older adults. Exposure to air pollution has been suggested to be associated with increased functional limitations in older people.
objectiveOur objective was to assess the association between air pollution and physical functioning in Dutch older adults.
methodsWe analyzed data on performance-based (walking speed, ability to rise from a chair, putting on and taking off a cardigan, balance test) and self-reported physical functioning for 1,762 participants of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam, who participated in measurement cycles performed in 2005/2006, 2008/2009, and 2011/2012. Annual average outdoor air pollution concentrations [nitrogen dioxide (NO
resultsExposure to most air pollutants was associated with reduced performance-based physical functioning; for example, an interquartile range increase in NO
conclusionThis study suggests that exposure to air pollution may adversely affect physical performance of older adults in the Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP2239.
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