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- Air pollution, specifically long-term exposure to fine particulate matter, may increase the risk of developing dementia, according to a study conducted on a population-based cohort in the United States.
- The research utilized extensive data from the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) study, analyzing health outcomes from 1978 to 2018 and specifically focusing on a 10-year average of exposure to fine particulate matter.
- Findings revealed that each increase in fine particulate matter exposure was associated with a 16% higher risk of all-cause dementia, highlighting the importance of controlling for various confounding factors when assessing these risks.
Article Abstract
Background: Air pollution may be associated with elevated dementia risk. Prior research has limitations that may affect reliability, and no studies have evaluated this question in a population-based cohort of men and women in the United States.
Objectives: We evaluated the association between time-varying, 10-y average fine particulate matter () exposure and hazard of all-cause dementia. An additional goal was to understand how to adequately control for age and calendar-time-related confounding through choice of the time axis and covariate adjustment.
Methods: Using the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) population-based prospective cohort study in Seattle, we linked spatiotemporal model-based exposures to participant addresses from 1978 to 2018. Dementia diagnoses were made using high-quality, standardized, consensus-based protocols at biennial follow-ups. We conducted multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression to evaluate the association between time-varying, 10-y average exposure and time to event in a model with age as the time axis, stratified by apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype, and adjusted for sex, education, race, neighborhood median household income, and calendar time. Alternative models used calendar time as the time axis.
Results: We report 1,136 cases of incident dementia among 4,166 individuals with nonmissing APOE status. Mean [mean ± standard deviation (SD)] 10-y average was . Each increase in the moving average of 10-y was associated with a 16% greater hazard of all-cause dementia [1.16 (95% confidence interval: 1.03, 1.31)]. Results using calendar time as the time axis were similar.
Discussion: In this prospective cohort study with extensive exposure data and consensus-based outcome ascertainment, elevated long-term exposure to was associated with increased hazard of all-cause dementia. We found that optimal control of age and time confounding could be achieved through use of either age or calendar time as the time axis in our study. Our results strengthen evidence on the neurodegenerative effects of . https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP9018.
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