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  • Environmental Health
  • Neuroscience
  • Occupational Medicine

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  • Aluminum exposure is a growing concern in occupational and environmental health.
  • Understanding the neurological impact of aluminum is crucial for public health.
  • Alum mining zones represent areas with potential for significant human exposure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess cognitive function in individuals exposed to aluminum from an alum mining zone.
  • To compare cognitive performance between aluminum-exposed and unexposed populations.
  • To elucidate the specific effects of aluminum exposure on cognitive abilities.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative cross-sectional study design was employed.
  • Univariate analyses and binary logistic regression models were used for statistical assessment.
  • Participants were recruited from an alum mining zone (exposed) and a control district (unexposed).

Main Results:

  • The aluminum-exposed group (n=539) had a mean Mini-Mental State Examination score of 21.34 (± 6.81).
  • Aluminum-exposed participants faced a 6.77 times higher risk of cognitive impairment compared to the unexposed group (n=1720), after adjusting for covariates.
  • No significant association was observed between the duration of aluminum exposure and cognitive function.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides evidence of a significant association between aluminum exposure and diminished cognitive function.
  • Occupational and environmental health strategies should consider the neurotoxic potential of aluminum.
  • Further research into the mechanisms of aluminum-induced cognitive decline is warranted.