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SynthesisThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2023

Unclean Cooking Fuel Use and Slow Gait Speed Among Older Adults From 6 Countries.

Lee Smith, Guillermo F López Sánchez, Damiano Pizzol, Masoud Rahmati, Dong Keon Yon, Andrew Morrison, Jasmine Samvelyan, Nicola Veronese, Pinar Soysal, Mark A Tully and 4 more

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  5. Frailty Was Associated With Atmospheric NO2 Levels: A Geospatial Approach.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024
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14 authors.

Lee SmithCentre for Health Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5340-9833
Guillermo F López SánchezDivision of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9897-5273
Damiano PizzolItalian Agency for Development Cooperation, Khartoum, Sudan.
Masoud RahmatiLorestan University, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Khoramabad, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-4792-027X
Dong Keon YonDepartment of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Andrew MorrisonCentre for Health Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
Jasmine SamvelyanThe Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, School of Medicine, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK.
Nicola VeroneseUniversity of Palermo, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics Section, Palermo, Italy.
Pinar SoysalDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-6042-1718
Mark A TullySchool of Medicine, Ulster University, Londonderry, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9710-4014
Laurie ButlerCentre for Health Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
Yvonne BarnettCentre for Health Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
Jae Il ShinDepartment of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2326-1820
Ai KoyanagiResearch and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, ISCIII, Dr. Antoni Pujadas, Barcelona, Spain.

Funding

Towards improving the measurement of health and disability trends, the compressioR01AG034479 · NIA · WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION · PI CHATTERJI, SOMNATH · 2010 to 2014
$5.3M
Harmonizing health outcomes and determinants across longitudinal studies on agingR21AG034263 · NIA · WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION · PI CHATTERJI, SOMNATH, KOWAL, PAUL R. · 2011 to 2012
$255k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG034479NIA NIH HHS R21 AG034263
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOutdoor air pollution has been reported to be associated with frailty (including slow gait speed) in older adults. However, to date, no literature exists on the association between indoor air pollution (eg, unclean cooking fuel use) and gait speed. Therefore, we aimed to examine the cross-sectional association between unclean cooking fuel use and gait speed in a sample of older adults from 6 low- and middle-income countries (China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia, and South Africa).

methodsCross-sectional, nationally representative data from the World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health were analyzed. Unclean cooking fuel use referred to the use of kerosene/paraffin, coal/charcoal, wood, agriculture/crop, animal dung, and shrubs/grass based on self-report. Slow gait speed referred to the slowest quintile based on height, age, and sex-stratified values. Multivariable logistic regression and meta-analysis were done to assess associations.

resultsData on 14 585 individuals aged ≥65 years were analyzed (mean [standard deviation] age 72.6 [11.4] years; 45.0% males). Unclean cooking fuel use (vs clean cooking fuel use) was significantly associated with higher odds for slow gait speed (odds ratio = 1.45; 95% confidence interval: 1.14-1.85) based on a meta-analysis using country-wise estimates. The level of between-country heterogeneity was very low (I2 = 0%).

conclusionsUnclean cooking fuel use was associated with slower gait speed among older adults. Future studies of longitudinal design are warranted to provide insight into the underlying mechanisms and possible causality.

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Air Pollution, IndoorWalking SpeedAgedAgingChinaCookingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleGait speedIndoor air pollutionOlder adultsPollutantsUnclean cooking fuel

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PMID37095600
PMCPMC10692420

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