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Box: 63616-23254</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">azahedi.89@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0756-7416</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Блахнио</surname><given-names>А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Btachnio</surname><given-names>A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Александра Блахнио, доктор философии в области психологии здоровья, кафедра психологии</p><p>ул. Яна Карола Ходкевича, 30, 85-064, Быдгощ</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Aleksandra Btachnio, PhD in Health Psychology, Department of Psychology</p><p>30 Jana Karola Chodkiewicza Street, 85-064, Bydgoszcz</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">alblach@ukw.edu.pl</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-3"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2265-5641</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Асадоллахи</surname><given-names>А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Asadollahi</surname><given-names>A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Абдолрахим Асадоллахи, доктор геронтологии, кафедра геронтологии, школа здравоохранения, Ширазский университет медицинских наук; Ближневосточный институт долголетия в медицинском центре Абьяд</p><p>Шираз, п/я 71536-75541,</p><p>ул. Азми, Абдо-центр, Триполи, п/я 618</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Abdolrahim Asadollahi, PhD in Gerontology, Department of Gerontology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences; the Middle East Longevity Institute in Abyad Medical Center</p><p>Razi Avenue, Shiraz, P.O. Box: 71536-75541, </p><p>Azmi Street, Abdo Center, Tripoli, P.O. 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Институт долголетия Ближнего Востока, Медицинский центр Абьяд</institution><country>Иран</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Shiraz University of Medical Sciences;&#13;
Middle East Longevity Institute, Abyad Medical Center</institution><country>Islamic Republic of Iran</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>12</day><month>03</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>33</volume><issue>2</issue><fpage>45</fpage><lpage>52</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Насими Э., Захеди А., Блахнио А., Асадоллахи А., 2025</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Насими Э., Захеди А., Блахнио А., Асадоллахи А.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Nasimi E., Zahedi A., Btachnio A., Asadollahi A.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://zniso.fcgie.ru/jour/article/view/2511">https://zniso.fcgie.ru/jour/article/view/2511</self-uri><abstract><sec><title>Введение</title><p>Введение. Юго-запад Ирана является одним из самых загрязненных регионов мира. Риски для здоровья, свя­занные с загрязнением воздуха, являются глобальной проблемой, в особенности для пожилого населения. Данные о влиянии загрязнения атмосферного воздуха на случаи падения пожилых людей были в значительной степени упущены из виду, в связи с чем целью данного исследования было установить, как именно загрязняющие вещества влияют на число случаев падения, страх падения и нарушение равновесия у пожилых людей.</p></sec><sec><title>Методы</title><p>Методы. В настоящее поперечное исследование были включены все пожилые люди, проживающие в Юго­Западном Иране (140 215 человек), изучены их случаи падения, страха падения и нарушения равновесия, а также связь этих переменных с основными загрязнителями атмосферного воздуха. Статистические анализы проводились с помощью линейной регрессии, ANOVA и постфактум-теста Тьюки в IBM-SPSS v.28 и JAMOVI v.2.4.5.</p></sec><sec><title>Результаты</title><p>Результаты. Были установлены различия между городами Шуштар и Абадан и городом Ахваз в отношении страха падения, однако они не были статистически значимыми и не влияли на частоту падений и нарушения рав­новесия у пожилых людей (p &gt; 0.05). Из всех изученных загрязняющих веществ только SO2, PM2,5 и PM10 оказывали влияние на страх падения. Значимые различия в концентрациях SO2, NO2, PM2,5 и PM10 наблюдались на протяжении всего года в городах Ахваз и Шуштар, а также в уровнях взвешенных частиц PM2,5 и PM10 в г. Абадан (p &lt; 0,05).</p></sec><sec><title>Обсуждение и заключение</title><p>Обсуждение и заключение: Результаты работы показали необходимость реализации политики в области здра­воохранения и принятия мер по охране окружающей среды в интересах уязвимых пожилых людей, проживающих в загрязненных регионах, включая юго-запад Ирана.</p></sec></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><sec><title>Background</title><p>Background: The southwest of Iran is among the most polluted regions worldwide. The health risks associated with air pollution are a global concern, specifically for the older population. Evidence on the impact of air pollution on older adults’ falling incidents has been rather overlooked. The present study thus seeks to examine how air pollutants affect the count of falling incidents, fear of falling, and imbalance in older adults.</p></sec><sec><title>Materials and methods</title><p>Materials and methods: The present cross-sectional analysis examined all the older adults in the southwest of Iran (140,215 people) and their experience of falling, fear of falling, and imbalance and how these variables were associated with standard air pollutants. Statistical analyses were performed through linear regression, ANOVA, and the Post Hoc Tukey test in IBM-SPSS v.28 and JAMOVI v.2.4.5.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Results: The cities differed in terms of fear of falling; however, this difference was not statistically significant and did not impact the incidence of falls or imbalance among the elderly (p &gt; 0.05). Shoushtar and Abadan were similar in terms of fear of falling, while Ahwaz was distinct from them. Among the studied pollutants, only SO2, PM2.5, and PM10 affected the fear of falling. Significant differences were observed throughout the seasons in SO2, NO2, PM2.5, and PM10 in Ahwaz and Shoushtar and in PM2.5 and PM10 particulates in Abadan (p &lt; 0.05).</p><p>Discussion and conclusion: Results showed that implementing health policies and taking environmental measures in favor of the vulnerable older adults residing in polluted regions such as the southwest of Iran would be necessary.</p></sec></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>загрязняющие вещества</kwd><kwd>загрязнение воздуха</kwd><kwd>пожилые люди</kwd><kwd>падение</kwd><kwd>нарушение равновесия</kwd><kwd>страх падения</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>pollutants</kwd><kwd>air pollution</kwd><kwd>older adults</kwd><kwd>falling</kwd><kwd>imbalance</kwd><kwd>fear of falling</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Kannus P, Niemi S, Sievänen H, Parkkari J. 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