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ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2026

Neighborhood Ambient Air Pollution and Post-Transplant Outcomes in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Gayathri Menon, Malika Wilson, Yiting Li, Byoungjun Kim, Terry Gordon, George D Thurston, Deidra C Crews, Tanjala S Purnell, Roland J Thorpe, Sarah L Szanton and 2 more

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Gayathri MenonDepartment of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5354-4840
Malika WilsonDepartment of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7387-5479
Yiting LiDepartment of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6279-5740
Byoungjun KimDepartment of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Terry GordonDepartment of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
George D ThurstonDepartment of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Deidra C CrewsDivision of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Tanjala S PurnellDivision of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Roland J ThorpeDepartment of Health Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Sarah L SzantonJohns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Dorry L SegevDepartment of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Mara A McAdams-DeMarcoDepartment of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.

Funding

The Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research - Research Ed ComponentP30AG059298 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Quincy Miles Samus · 2018 to 2026
$7.1M
Structural Racism, Resilience, and Premature Cognitive Aging in End-Stage Renal Disease - Revision - 5R01AG077888 · NIA · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Mara A. McAdams DeMarco · 2022 to 2026
$4.4M
The role structural discrimination on depression, sleep, cardiovascular disease, and cognitive declineDP1AG069874 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SZANTON, SARAH L · 2020 to 2024
$4.1M
Stress and Mortality Among Black MenK02AG059140 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI THORPE, ROLAND J. · 2018 to 2022
$1.1M
Impact of climate change on cognitive and physical aging of older kidney transplant recipientsK02AG076883 · NIA · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Mara A. McAdams DeMarco · 2023 to 2026
$728k
NIA NIH HHS DP1 AG069874NIA NIH HHS DP1AG069874NIA NIH HHS K02 AG059140NIA NIH HHS K02AG059140NIA NIH HHS K02 AG076883NIA NIH HHS K02AG076883NIA NIH HHS P30 AG059298NIA NIH HHS P30AG059298NIA NIH HHS R01 AG077888NIA NIH HHS R01AG077888
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionElevated concentrations of air pollutants in residential neighborhoods are associated with poorer survival, cognitive, and cardiovascular health among older adults. Older kidney transplant (KT) recipients may be more vulnerable due to chronic immunosuppression and age-related co-morbidities. Therefore, we quantified the associations between pollutant concentrations and post-KT outcomes among older recipients.

methodsWe identified older (age ≥ 55) Black and White KT recipients from the national registry (2003-2019) linked to Medicare claims. Annual pollutant concentrations (particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm [PM

resultsAmong 42,199 older KT recipients, 38% were Black, 36% were female, and 82% received deceased donor KT. After adjustment, each standardized increase in pollutant concentrations was associated with significantly higher mortality risk: PM

conclusionResidence in neighborhoods with high concentrations of ambient air pollutants can worsen patient and graft survival, as well as increase the risk of stroke among older KT recipients. Early screening and interventions targeting older recipients living in such neighborhoods may be crucial for preserving cognitive and cerebrovascular health, as well as improving longitudinal quality of life.

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionKidney TransplantationNeighborhood CharacteristicsTransplant RecipientsAgedFemaleHumansMaleParticulate MatterRegistriesUnited StatesAir PollutantsParticulate Matterdementiakidney transplant recipientsmortalitypollutionstroke

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PMID41499695
PMCPMC12782280

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