2024
DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.14.24302831
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Outdoor Nighttime Light Exposure (Light Pollution) is Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease

Robin M Voigt,
Bichun Ouyang,
Ali Keshavarzian

Abstract: Alzheimer disease (AD) prevalence has increased in the last century which can be attributed to increased lifespan, but environment is also important. This study evaluated the relationship between outdoor nighttime light exposure and AD prevalence in the United States. Higher outdoor nighttime light was associated with higher prevalence of AD. While atrial fibrillation, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and stroke were associated more strongly with AD prevalence than nighttime light intensity, nighttime l… Show more

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