Childhood Air Pollution Exposure Associated with Self-reported Bronchitic Symptoms in Adulthood.

ABSTRACT: Rationale: Few studies have examined the effects of long-term childhood air pollution exposure on adult respiratory health, including whether childhood respiratory effects underlie this relation. Objectives: To evaluate associations between childhood air pollution exposure and self-reported adult bronchitic symptoms while considering child respiratory health in the Southern California Children's Health Study. Methods: Exposures to nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), ozone, and particulate matter <2.5 μm and <10 μm in diameter (PM₁₀) assessed using inverse-distance-squared spatial interpolation based on childhood (birth to age 17 yr) residential histories. Bronchitic symptoms (bronchitis, cough, or phlegm in the past 12 mo) were ascertained via a questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Garcia E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11531092 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature