Association of long-term exposure to air pollution with sleep among middle-aged and older adults in China: A nationwide study from 2015 to 2018

Jing Cao; Zirong Li; Yufei Wu; Tian Ni; Jiwei Zhang; Yuying Xu; Zhengchuan Zhu; Miaoran Wang; Qiuyan Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0336665

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Association of long-term exposure to air pollution with sleep among middle-aged and older adults in China: A nationwide study from 2015 to 2018

Jing Cao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jing Cao, Zirong Li

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3494-3636

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Zirong Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jing Cao, Zirong Li

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yufei Wu,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Tian Ni,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Jiwei Zhang,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yuying Xu,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zhengchuan Zhu,

Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Miaoran Wang ,

Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: liqiuyan1968@sohu.com (QL); wangmiaoran123@163.com (MW)

Affiliation Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Qiuyan Li

Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: liqiuyan1968@sohu.com (QL); wangmiaoran123@163.com (MW)

Affiliation Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Association of long-term exposure to air pollution with sleep among middle-aged and older adults in China: A nationwide study from 2015 to 2018

Jing Cao,
Zirong Li,
Yufei Wu,
Tian Ni,
Jiwei Zhang,
Yuying Xu,
Zhengchuan Zhu,
Miaoran Wang,
Qiuyan Li

Published: March 27, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336665

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