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Cognitive impairment associated with individual and joint exposure to PM2.5 constituents in a Chinese national cohort |
Boning Deng1, Yachen Li1, Lifeng Zhu1, Yuwei Zhou1, Aonan Sun1, Jingjing Zhang1, Yixiang Wang1, Yuxi Tan1, Jiajun Shen1, Yalin Zhang1, Zan Ding2( ), Yunquan Zhang1( ) |
1. Institute of Social Development and Health Management, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China 2. Baoan Central Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518102, China |
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Abstract ● A national cohort to assess nexus between cognition function and PM2.5 constituents. ● Cognitive impairment was related to individual and joint exposure to PM2.5 constituents. ● BC displayed the highest negative effect on PM2.5-related cognitive impairment. ● Female, younger, and well-educated individuals were more vulnerable. Nationwide longitudinal evidence linking cognitive decline with exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) constituents remains scarce in China. By constructing a dynamic cohort based on the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, we aimed to assess individual and joint associations of PM2.5 constituents with cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults in China. Linear mixed-effects models incorporated with quantile-based g-computation were applied to investigate individual and joint associations of long-term exposures to PM2.5 constituents with cognitive function. Among 13,507 respondents, we evaluated 38,950 follow-up records of cognitive function tests. Declines in global cognitive score associated with an interquartile range (IQR) increase in exposure were −1.477 (95% CI: −1.722, −1.232) for nitrate, followed by −1.331 (−1.529, −1.133) for ammonium, −1.033 (−1.184, −0.883) for sulfate, −0.988 (−1.144, −0.832) for organic matter and −0.822 (−0.946, −0.699) for black carbon. An IQR-equivalent increase in joint exposure to these PM2.5 constituents was associated with a decline of −1.353 (−1.659, −1.048) in global cognitive score. Female, younger, and well-educated individuals were at greater vulnerability to cognitive impairment related to individual and joint exposure to PM2.5 constituents. This study suggested that later-life exposures to PM2.5 constituents were associated with cognitive decline in middle-aged and older adults in China.
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Keywords
Air pollution
PM2.5 constituents
Cognitive function
Joint exposure
Middle-aged and older adults
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Corresponding Author(s):
Zan Ding,Yunquan Zhang
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Issue Date: 27 June 2024
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