Impact of ambient air pollution on lung function in preterm-born school-aged children.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Increased outdoor air pollution worsens lung function in children. However, these associations are less well studied in preterm-born individuals.

Objectives

We assessed associations between ambient air pollutants and spirometry measures in preterm-born children.

Methods

The Respiratory Health Outcomes in Neonates study recruited preterm-born children aged 7-12 years who were born at ≤34 week's gestation. We associated four ambient air pollutants (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 µm (PM_2.5), PM₁₀, nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and sulfur dioxide) at time of birth and spirometry assessment and averaged exposure between these two time points with spirometry measures, using linear regression analyses. Gestational age wa

SUBMITTER: Watkins WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11137460 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature