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Air pollution during pregnancy linked to reduced lung function during childhood, claims study
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Air pollution during pregnancy linked to reduced lung function during childhood, claims study published in the Pediatric Pulmonolgy.
The adverse effects of high air pollution levels on childhood lung function are well-known. Limited evidence exists on the effects of moderate exposure levels during early life on childhood lung function. We investigated the association of exposure to moderate air pollution during pregnancy, infancy, and preschool time with lung function at school age in a Swiss population-based study. Fine-scale spatiotemporal model estimates of particulate matter with a diameter <2.5 µm (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were linked with residential address histories. We compared air pollution exposures within different time windows (whole pregnancy, first, second, and third trimester of pregnancy, first year of life, preschool age) with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) measured cross-sectionally using linear regression models adjusted for potential confounders. Results: They included 2182 children, ages 6-17 years. Prenatal air pollution exposure was associated with reduced lung function at school age. In children aged 12 years, per 10 µg·m-3 increase in PM2.5 during pregnancy, FEV1 was 55 mL lower (95% CI -84 to -25 mL) and FVC 62 mL lower (95% CI -96 to -28 mL). Associations were age-dependent since they were stronger in younger and weaker in older children. PM2.5 exposure after birth was not associated with reduced lung function. There was no association between NO2 exposure and lung function. In utero lung development is most sensitive to air pollution exposure, since even modest PM2.5 exposure during the prenatal time was associated with reduced lung function, most prominent in younger children.
Reference:
Usemann J, Mozun R, Kuehni CE, de Hoogh K, Flueckiger B, Singer F, Zwahlen M, Moeller A, Latzin P; LUIS Study Group. Air pollution exposure during pregnancy and lung function in childhood: The LUIS study. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Jul 9. doi: 10.1002/ppul.27169. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38980223.
Keywords:
Air, pollution, pregnancy, linked, reduced, lung, function, during, childhood, claims, study, Usemann J, Mozun R, Kuehni CE, de Hoogh K, Flueckiger B, Singer F, Zwahlen M, Moeller A, Latzin P, air pollution; fetus; lung; nitrogen dioxide; particulate matter.
Dr. Shravani Dali has completed her BDS from Pravara institute of medical sciences, loni. Following which she extensively worked in the healthcare sector for 2+ years. She has been actively involved in writing blogs in field of health and wellness. Currently she is pursuing her Masters of public health-health administration from Tata institute of social sciences. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.