Indoor air pollution exposure and early childhood development in the Upstate KIDS Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited human studies have investigated the impact of indoor air pollution on early childhood neurodevelopment among the US population. We aimed to examine the associations between prenatal and postnatal indoor air pollution exposure and early childhood development in a population-based birth cohort.

Methods

This analysis included 4735 mother-child pairs enrolled between 2008 and 2010 in the Upstate KIDS Study. Indoor air pollution exposure from cooking fuels, heating fuels, and passive smoke during pregnancy, and at 12 and 36 months after birth were assessed by questionnaires. Five domains of child development were assessed by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire at 4, 8, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 months. Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate odds rati

SUBMITTER: Grippo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11365522 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature