ArticleBMC public health2023
Long-term exposure to air pollution and risk of Sarcopenia in adult residents of Taiwan: a nationwide retrospective cohort study.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of air pollution and increased risk of frailty.Age and ageing · 2025Pooled it
- Climate Change and Sarcopenia: Mechanisms, Vulnerabilities, and Public Health Implications.Calcified tissue international · 2026Review
- Exposure to fine particulate matter constituents increases sarcopenia risk in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Air Pollution Exposure and Muscle Mass and Strength Decline in Older Adults: Results From a Swedish Population-Based Study.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundSarcopenia is an age-related, multifactorial syndrome. Previous studies have shown that air pollutants are associated with inflammation and oxidative stress. However, the association between long-term exposure to air pollution and sarcopenia is not completely understood.
methodsThe Taiwan National Health Research Database (NHIRD) contains medical records of almost all Taiwanese residents. Daily air pollution data collected by the Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency was used to analyze concentrations of sulfur oxide (SO
resultsOur study population consisted of 286,044 patients, among whom 54.9% were female and 45.1% were male. Compared to Q1 levels of pollutants, Q4 levels of SO
conclusionsOur findings indicated a significantly increased risk of sarcopenia in both male and female residents exposed to high levels of air pollutants.
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