ArticleArchives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2025
Long-term exposure to air pollutants, meteorological factors, and mental health status: a nationwide population-based study with multilevel regression analysis.
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- Estimating the risk of anemia associated with PMCommunications medicine · 2026Article
- Spatial Cluster of Air Pollutants and Its Association with Life Expectancy, Age-Specific Mortality Risk, and Cause-Specific Mortality Rate: A County-Level Ecological Study Across the USA.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Exposure to solid and non-clean cooking fuels and the risk of obesity, hypertension, anemia, depression, and anxiety in women of reproductive age: a nationwide population-based study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAir pollutants and meteorological conditions have shown significant adverse effects on human health; however, their impact on mental health remains inconclusive and underexplored. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the association between long-term exposure to air pollutants (PM
methodsWe selected 10,076 participants aged 15-49 from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2022, who had lived in their current domiciles for over five years. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale were used to quantify the presence of depression and anxiety. The mean levels of air pollutants (PM
resultsThe prevalence of depression and anxiety among participants was 3.8% and 16.9%, respectively. Increased PM
conclusionThis study demonstrates the substantial impact of air pollutants and meteorological factors on mental health status. Findings suggest that exposure to air pollutants may serve as an independent risk factor for depression and anxiety. Therefore, further robust investigations including large epidemiological cohorts and longitudinal observational studies are needed to elucidate these associations. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: Not applicable.
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