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Mediation of the relationship between air pollution and dementia: A UK Biobank study.

2026-02-22 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundAir pollution is a potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia with a population attributable risk fraction of 3%. Little is known about the causal mechanisms behind the association, so we aimed to investigate this. MethodsData from the UK Biobank were used to investigate the association between six measures of air pollution (NO2, NOx, PM2{middle dot}5-10, PM2{middle dot}5, PM2{middle dot}5 absorbance and PM10) and dementia incidence. Indirect pathways through four mediators (card...

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