Associations between household solid fuel use, kitchen ventilation, and depressive symptoms among older adults in China: a national cross-sectional study
Tongxu Zhang, Chen Wu, Yuhan Liu, Jingshuang Qin, Xiaojie Pan, Na An, Min Li · 2026
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Tongxu Zhang and co-authors link the smoke of solid cooking fuels to depressive symptoms among older adults in China. Burning wood or coal indoors is tied to poor health, but its mental health cost, and whether a vented kitchen softens it, was unclear. The team draws on a national longevity survey from 2018.
Nearly twelve thousand adults aged sixty-five and older reported their household fuel and kitchen ventilation. A ten-item scale screened depressive symptoms, and models adjusted for many background factors. The analysis tests whether ventilation blunts the fuel effect, and whether the pattern shifts across regions. Findings could steer clean-stove and housing programs toward mental as well as lung health.
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| CREATOR | Tongxu Zhang, Chen Wu, Yuhan Liu, Jingshuang Qin, Xiaojie Pan, Na An, Min Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |