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ArticleGeroScience2026

Ambient air pollution exposure accelerates the occurrence of 78 non-communicable chronic diseases: an accelerated failure time analysis of a nationwide cohort.

Fei Tian, Shengtao Wei, Zhengmin Qian, Jinde Zhao, Yuhua Wang, Kin-Fai Ho, Lauren D Arnold, Tom Burroughs, Hualiang Lin

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Fei TianDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Shengtao WeiDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Zhengmin QianDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College for Public Health & Social Justice, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, Saint Louis, MO, 63104, USA.
Jinde ZhaoDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Yuhua WangDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Kin-Fai HoJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Lauren D ArnoldDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College for Public Health & Social Justice, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, Saint Louis, MO, 63104, USA.
Tom BurroughsDepartment of Health Management & Policy, College for Public Health & Social Justice, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA.
Hualiang LinDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China. linhualiang@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-3643-9408

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ambient air pollution is a well-established risk factor for chronic diseases, but its impact on disease onset age remains unclear. This study systematically evaluated the acceleration effect of air pollutants on the onset of 78 chronic diseases using over 900,000 hospitalization records from 396,000 UK Biobank participants. Both particulate matter and nitrogen oxides were associated with accelerated onset of 46 out of 78 diseases (9 cardiovascular diseases, 7 respiratory diseases, 14 psychological/neurological disorders, 3 digestive diseases, 2 cancers, and 11 other chronic diseases). Significant associations including those for common chronic diseases were observed. Each interquartile range (IQR) increase in PM

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PMCPMC12972164

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