Joseph Sáenz|Rebeca Wong|Jennifer Ailshire
Indoor air pollution and cognitive function among older Mexican adults
University of Southern California|The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston|University of Southern California
growing body research suggests exposure high levels outdoor air pollution may negatively affect cognitive functioning older adults less known link indoor sources air pollution cognitive functioning examine association exposure indoor air pollution cognitive function among older adults mexico developing country combustion biomass domestic energy remains commondata come 2012 wave mexican health aging study analytic sample consists 13 023 mexican adults age 50 indoor air pollution assessed reported use wood coal households primary cooking fuel cognitive function measured assessments verbal learning verbal recall attention orientation verbal fluency ordinary least squares regression used examine crosssectional differences cognitive function according indoor air pollution exposure accounting demographic household health economic characteristicsapproximately 16 sample reported using wood coal primary cooking fuel far common among residing rural areas 53 exposure indoor air pollution associated poorer cognitive performance across assessments exception verbal recall even fully adjusted modelsindoor air pollution may important factor cognitive health older mexican adults public health efforts continue develop interventions reduce exposure indoor air pollution rural mexico