Association of ambient air pollution exposure with psychological distress in mid and later adulthood: A 26-year prospective cohort study
In this cohort there was some evidence of an association between higher cumulative exposure to NO2 and higher psychological distress, but mixed associations with other exposures. Policies to reduce pollutant exposure may help improve psychological symptoms in middle to late adulthood.
Authors
- Helen L. Fisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4174-2126)
- Jorge Arias de la Torre
- Amal R. Khanolkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6327-2463)
- Ian Mudway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1239-5014)
- Stephani L. Hatch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9103-2427)
- Marcus Richards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9191-2192)
- Anna Hansell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9904-7447)
- Rebecca Hardy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9949-0799)
- Ioannis Bakolis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4800-1630)
- Thomas Canning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9514-5701)
- John Gulliver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3423-2013)
Institutions
- Loughborough University (GB)
- University of Leicester (GB)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- Leicester General Hospital (GB)
- Centre for Mental Health (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing (GB)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- MRC Centre for Environment and Health
- City St George's, University of London (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Universidad de León (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320332
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre
- Medical Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre
- National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration South London