Wang Xue, Yin Zhihua, Gao Qian, Song Yunfeng, Xu Hanchen, Zang Shuang
Department of Community Nursing, School of Nursing, China Medical University, No.77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110122, China.
Department of epidemiology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, No.77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110122, China.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Aug 16;25(1):2793. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-24096-y.
Indoor air pollution has been recognized as a risk factor for mental health, particularly depression and anxiety symptoms. Indoor musty odors are considered a component of indoor air pollution. However, evidence on the associations between indoor musty odors and mental health among older adults is limited.
The current study utilized data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). We employed self-reported data to ascertain indoor musty odors. Depression symptoms were evaluated utilizing the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-10 (CES-D-10), and anxiety symptoms were measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7). This study implemented logistic regression and linear regression to examine the associations of indoor musty odors with depression and anxiety symptoms.
A total of 11,950 older adults (mean age = 83.11 ± 11.12 years) were included in this study. The study indicated that indoor musty odors were significantly associated with depression symptoms (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.83, 95% CI 1.58, 2.11) and anxiety symptoms (adjusted OR 2.12, 95% CI 1.78, 2.53).
These findings provide valuable insights of indoor musty odors into the potential health risks associated with older adults' depression and anxiety symptoms.
室内空气污染已被公认为是心理健康的一个风险因素，尤其是抑郁和焦虑症状。室内霉味被视为室内空气污染的一个组成部分。然而，关于老年人室内霉味与心理健康之间关联的证据有限。
本研究使用了中国老年健康影响因素跟踪调查（CLHLS）的数据。我们采用自我报告数据来确定室内霉味情况。使用流行病学研究中心抑郁量表-10（CES-D-10）评估抑郁症状，使用广泛性焦虑障碍量表-7（GAD-7）测量焦虑症状。本研究采用逻辑回归和线性回归来检验室内霉味与抑郁和焦虑症状之间的关联。
本研究共纳入11950名老年人（平均年龄 = 83.11 ± 11.12岁）。研究表明，室内霉味与抑郁症状（调整后的优势比（OR）为1.83，95%置信区间为1.58，2.11）和焦虑症状（调整后的OR为2.12，95%置信区间为1.78，2.53）显著相关。
这些发现为室内霉味与老年人抑郁和焦虑症状相关的潜在健康风险提供了有价值的见解。
