SynthesisJournal of global health2020
Exposure to air pollution and cognitive impairment risk: a meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies with dose-response analysis.
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- Airborne pollutants and risk of neurodegenerative diseases: a global systematic review and meta-analysis.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2026Pooled it
- The association between air pollution and cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta- analysis of global studies.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Ambient air pollution and COVID-19 risk: Evidence from 35 observational studies.Environmental research · 2022Pooled it
- Air pollution and cognitive function: the potential protective effect of physical activity.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Cognitive Performance and Long-term Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution: Findings From the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol Substudy of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA-HCAP).The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Article
- Estimating the potential health effects of cleaner air in the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: a study in Malmö, Sweden.Global health action · 2024Article
- Impact of air pollution and climate change on mental health outcomes: an umbrella review of global evidence.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2024Article
- Traffic-related air pollution and dementia incidence in the Adult Changes in Thought Study.Environment international · 2024Article
- Impact of Mobile Monitoring Network Design on Air Pollution Exposure Assessment Models.Environmental science & technology · 2023Article
- Household air pollution from solid fuel use as a dose-dependent risk factor for cognitive impairment in northern China.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Long-term ozone exposure and cognitive impairment among Chinese older adults: A cohort study.Environment international · 2022Article
- Global urban temporal trends in fine particulate matter (PMThe Lancet. Planetary health · 2022Article
- Association between the domestic use of solid cooking fuel and increased prevalence of depression and cognitive impairment in a big developing country: A large-scale population-based study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Prenatal PM2.5 exposure in the second and third trimesters predicts neurocognitive performance at age 9-10 years: A cohort study of Mexico City children.Environmental research · 2021Article
- Household use of polluting cooking fuels and late-life cognitive function: A harmonized analysis of India, Mexico, and China.Environment international · 2021Article
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- Ambient fine particulate matter exposure and incident mild cognitive impairment and dementia.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2021Article
- Local Contrasts in Concentration of Ambient Particulate Air Pollution (PM2.5) and Incidence of Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: Results from the Betula Cohort in Northern Sweden.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe conducted a meta-analysis to explore the relationship between exposure to air pollution and the risk of cognitive impairment of longitudinal cohort studies.
methodsPubMed, Web of Science and Wan Fang databases were searched for relevant articles of longitudinal cohort studies published between January 1950 and September 2019. The pooled relative ratio (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated using the random effect model.
resultsTen articles involving 519 247 cases among 12 523 553 participants were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled RR of cognitive impairment per 5 μg/m
conclusionsThis meta-analysis suggests that exposure to PM
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