Poor air quality is associated with impaired visual cognition in the first two years of life: A longitudinal investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor air quality has been linked to cognitive deficits in children, but this relationship has not been examined in the first year of life when brain growth is at its peak.

Methods

We measured in-home air quality focusing on particulate matter with diameter of <2.5 μm (PM_2.5) and infants' cognition longitudinally in a sample of families from rural India.

Results

Air quality was poorer in homes that used solid cooking materials. Infants from homes with poorer air quality showed lower visual working memory scores at 6 and 9 months of age and slower visual processing speed from 6 to 21 months when controlling for family socio-economic status.

Conclusions

Thus, poor air quality is associated with impaired visual cognition in the first two years

SUBMITTER: Spencer JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10129323 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature