Ambient Air Pollution and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults: Results from the MOBILIZE Boston Study
Yi Wang; Melissa Eliot; Petros Koutrakis; Alexandros Gryparis; Joel Schwartz; Brent A. Coull; Murray A. Mittleman; William Milberg · 2014 · Environmental Health Perspectives
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Exposure to ambient air pollution, particularly from traffic, has been associated with adverse cognitive outcomes, but the association with depressive symptoms remains unclear. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the association between exposure to ambient air and traffic pollution and the presence of depressive symptoms among 732 Boston-area adults ≥ 65 years of age (78.1 ± 5.5 years, mean ± SD). METHODS: We assessed depressive symptoms during home interviews using the Revised Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD-R). We estimated residential distance to the nearest ma
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1289/ehp.1205909