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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Aging and Public Health
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1337979
This article is part of the Research Topic Aging-Related Sarcopenia and Frailty: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Prediction Models View all 14 articles

Effects of household solid fuel use on sarcopenia in middle-aged and elderly population: Evidence from a nationwide cohort study

Provisionally accepted
Shaohui Su Shaohui Su Yinuo Zhou Yinuo Zhou Kerui Wang Kerui Wang Aonan Liu Aonan Liu *Lei Lei Lei Lei *Hao Ma Hao Ma *Yanfang Yang Yanfang Yang *
  • Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

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    Background: Household solid fuel use is common in global households and has been linked to changes in handgrip strength and muscle mass. However, whether household solid fuel use results in sarcopenia over time is not well elaborated.: This study employed data from the 2011-2015 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) that recruited 4932 participants ≥45 years. The Cox proportional hazards regression model was conducted to estimate the impact of household solid fuel use for cooking and heating on sarcopenia development. The analysis was further stratified based on geographic position. Mediation analysis was employed to estimate the potential mediating effects of cognitive function and depressive symptoms associated with household solid fuel use and sarcopenia.Results: Over the four-year follow-up, 476 cases of sarcopenia were reported (9.65%), with 254 in males (10.82%) and 222 in females (8.59%). Cooking and heating with solid fuels increased the risk

    Keywords: Sarcopenia, Solid fuel use, Indoor Air Pollution, cohort study, CHARLS

    Received: 14 Nov 2023; Accepted: 20 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Su, Zhou, Wang, Liu, Lei, Ma and Yang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Aonan Liu, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
    Lei Lei, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
    Hao Ma, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
    Yanfang Yang, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

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