ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2021
Air Pollution and the Dynamic Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Memory in Oldest-Old Women.
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- Air pollution, depressive and anxiety disorders, and brain effects: A systematic review.Neurotoxicology · 2022Pooled it
- Exposure to Air Pollution in Relation to Risk of Dementia and Related Outcomes: An Updated Systematic Review of the Epidemiological Literature.Environmental health perspectives · 2021Pooled it
- Long-term exposure to air pollution and cognitive aging: Findings from a United States cohort of older adults.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2025Article
- The Role of Genetic, Environmental, and Dietary Factors in Alzheimer's Disease: A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Psychological repercussions of PM air pollution in human aging: a comprehensive review of urban and rural environments.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Association of Tailpipe-Related and Nontailpipe-Related Air Pollution Exposure with Cognitive Decline in the Chicago Health and Aging Project.Environmental health perspectives · 2024Article
- A comprehensive review on endocrine toxicity of gaseous components and particulate matter in smog.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- Long-term effects of air pollution on daily outpatient visits for allergic conjunctivitis from 2013 to 2020: a time-series study in Urumqi, China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Ambient air pollution exposure and increasing depressive symptoms in older women: The mediating role of the prefrontal cortex and insula.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Associations Between Air Pollution Exposure and Empirically Derived Profiles of Cognitive Performance in Older Women.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesExposure to air pollution may contribute to both increasing depressive symptoms and decreasing episodic memory in older adulthood, but few studies have examined this hypothesis in a longitudinal context. Accordingly, we examined the association between air pollution and changes in depressive symptoms (DS) and episodic memory (EM) and their interrelationship in oldest-old (aged 80 and older) women.
designProspective cohort data from the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study-Epidemiology of Cognitive Health Outcomes.
settingGeographically diverse community-dwelling population.
participantsA total of 1,583 dementia-free women aged 80 and older. MEASUREMENTS: Women completed up to six annual memory assessments (latent composite of East Boston Memory Test and Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status) and the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). We estimated 3-year average exposures to regional particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter below 2.5 μm (PM
resultsLatent change structural equation models examined whether residing in areas with higher pollutant levels was associated with annual changes in standardized EM and DS while adjusting for potential confounders. Remote NO
conclusionThese findings in oldest-old women point to potential adverse effects of late-life exposure to air pollution on subsequent interplay between DS and EM, highlighting air pollution as an environmental health risk factor for older women.
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