ArticleBMJ open2024
Association of sarcopenia, ambient air pollution and cognitive function in a community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly Korean population: a community-based cohort study.
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- From Athletic Performance to Functional Ageing: Shared Genetic Architecture, Redox-Inflammatory Pathways and Functional Reserve Across the Life Course-A Narrative Review.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Vitamin D deficiency modifies the association between ambient PMNutrition research and practice · 2026Article
- Impact of multiple air pollutants on probable sarcopenia in the UK population: the mediating role of physical activity and biological aging.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Exposure to fine particulate matter constituents increases sarcopenia risk in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A bibliometric and systematic review of the global impact of air pollution on Alzheimer's disease: Insights from cohort studies.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reportsReview
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate the association of sarcopenia, exposure to medium-term to long-term ambient particulate matter 2.5 µm and 10 µm (PM
designA community-based prospective cohort study.
settingIn the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES).
participantsThe participants were drawn from the seventh follow-up visit conducted between 2015 and 2016 in the KoGES community-based Ansung cohort who had participated in an ageing substudy. OUTCOME MEASURES: Cognitive function was evaluated by the Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE) and decreased cognitive function was defined as a K-MMSE score of 23 or less.
resultsOf the 2274 participants (mean age 70.1 years, 58.3% women and mean annual PM
conclusionsIn this community-based observational cohort study of KoGES participants aged 50 years and older, sarcopenia was associated with decreased cognitive function. However, medium-term to long-term exposure to PM
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