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ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2025

Air pollution and depression symptoms in middle-aged and older adults in Los Angeles County.

Nicole M Gatto, Marian Ramzy, Cecilia Rocha, Howard N Hodis, Fred Lurmann, Victor W Henderson, Wendy J Mack

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Nicole M GattoDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1845 N Soto St., Los Angeles, CA, 90032, USA. nmg_929@usc.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7873-8310
Marian RamzySchool of Public Health, Loma Linda University, 24951 Circle Dr, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA.
Cecilia RochaSchool of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA.
Howard N HodisDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1845 N Soto St., Los Angeles, CA, 90032, USA.
Fred LurmannSonoma Technology, Inc, Petaluma, CA, USA.
Victor W HendersonDepartments of Epidemiology and Population Health, and of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Wendy J MackDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1845 N Soto St., Los Angeles, CA, 90032, USA.

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Abstract

objectiveLong-term exposure to air pollutants may be harmful to the brain, potentially through inducing oxidative stress or inflammation. Few studies of air pollution and depression have been conducted in the United States where this mental health disorder is prevalent among adults. We investigated associations between ambient air pollutants (O

methodsAir pollution exposures were assigned to residential addresses using a geographic information system with air quality monitoring data. The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale (CES-D) assessed depression symptoms at study entry. Carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) was obtained as a measure of subclinical atherosclerosis. Linear and Poisson regression models estimated cross-sectional associations between air pollutants and total CES-D score and suspected clinical depression (CES-D score ≥ 16) adjusting for potential confounders and examined effect modification by CIMT.

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionDepressionEnvironmental ExposureAgedCarotid Intima-Media ThicknessCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLos AngelesMaleMiddle AgedNitrogen DioxideOzoneParticulate MatterAir PollutantsNitrogen DioxideOzoneParticulate MatterAir pollutionCarotid artery intima-media thicknessCES-DDepressionDepressive symptomsNitrogen oxidesOzoneParticulate matterPM

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