Physical activity attenuates the association of long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide with sleep quality and its dimensions in Chinese rural older adults.
J Affect Disord
; 349: 187-196, 2024 Mar 15.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Joint impacts of air pollution and physical activity (PA) on sleep quality remain unaddressed. We aimed to investigate whether PA attenuates the association of long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with sleep quality and its dimensions in older adults.METHODS:
This study included 3408 Chinese rural older adults. Annual NO2 was estimated using the Space-Time Extra-Trees model. PA was assessed by International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Sleep quality was evaluated using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scale. Linear regression models were used to assess the associations of long-term NO2 exposure and PA with sleep quality and its dimensions, and interaction plots were used to depict the attenuating effect of PA on associations of NO2 with sleep quality and its dimensions.RESULTS:
Three-year (3-y) average NO2 (per 0.64-µg/m3 increment) was positively associated with global PSQI (ß = 0.41, 95 % CI 0.23, 0.59), sleep duration (ß = 0.16, 95 % CI 0.11, 0.21), and habitual sleep efficiency (ß = 0.22, 95 % CI 0.17, 0.27), while PA was negatively associated with global PSQI (ß = -0.33, 95 % CI -0.46, -0.20) and five domains of PSQI other than sleep duration and sleep disturbances. The associations of NO2 with global PSQI, sleep duration, and habitual sleep efficiency were attenuated with increased PA (Pinteraction were 0.037, 0.020, and 0.079, respectively).CONCLUSIONS:
PA attenuates the adverse impacts of long-term NO2 exposure on sleep quality, especially on sleep duration, and habitual sleep efficiency, in Chinese rural elderly people. Participating in PA should be encouraged in this population, and continued efforts are still needed to reduce air pollution.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Poluentes Atmosféricos
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Poluição do Ar
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Affect Disord
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China
País de publicação:
Holanda