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  • This study investigated the impact of air pollution on lung function in 256 elderly individuals using a cross-sectional design and a linear mixed model.
  • Findings highlighted that pollutants like PM and NO had delayed effects on lung function, leading to reduced measures such as FEV, FVC, and FEF.
  • The study concluded that elderly women are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of air pollution, emphasizing the need for focused attention on this issue.

Article Abstract

Evidence of an association between acute air pollution exposure and lung function in the elderly is limited. This study is cross-sectional. We quantified the effects of air pollution exposure on lung function among 256 elderly by using a linear mixed model. The results revealed that air pollutants had lag effects on lung function after adjusting for confounders. PM (Lag03, Lag 03 was defined three-day moving average, and so forth), PM, NO (Lag04-Lag05) were significantly associated with reduced FEV. PM (Lag01-Lag02), PM (Lag0-Lag07), NO (Lag0, Lag04), and SO (Lag0) were significantly associated with reduced Forced vital capacity (FVC). PM (Lag04-Lag07) and NO (Lag01-Lag07) were significantly associated with reduced FEF. The results showed the adverse change was stronger after adjusting for other pollutants in the PM models, and women were more susceptible to air pollutants. Therefore, we should pay attention to the problem of air pollution in the elderly, especially in women.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2022.2067523DOI Listing

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