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Solid cooking fuels

Exposure

2 papers3 findings

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  • 2 independent labs in 1 country
  • Humans2

Outcomes

1

Cognitive function

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Solid cooking fuels impair cognitive function in humans.

    “as self-care ability declined, the negative impact of solid fuels on cognitive function increased, and the protective effect of clean fuels diminished.”

    Humansdeclining self-care ability

    Clean fuels and cognitive protection: a robustness analysis of the impact of declining self-care ability on cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults

    Public health25 Jun 2025

Associations

2

Instrumental activities of daily living disability

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Solid cooking fuels raise the risk of instrumental activities of daily living disability in humans (+28% hazard (p < 0.001)).

    “persistent use of solid cooking fuels was associated with a 38% increased hazard of ADL and a 28% increased hazard of IADL (both p < 0.001).”

    Humans

    Association between solid cooking fuels and functional disability: evidence from a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

    BMC public health24 Sep 2025

Activities-of-daily-living disability

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Solid cooking fuels raise the risk of activities-of-daily-living disability in humans (+38% hazard (p < 0.001)).

    “persistent use of solid cooking fuels was associated with a 38% increased hazard of ADL and a 28% increased hazard of IADL (both p < 0.001).”

    Humans

    Association between solid cooking fuels and functional disability: evidence from a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

    BMC public health24 Sep 2025

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