Air pollution exposure during pregnancy and lung function in childhood: The LUIS study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

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.

Methods

Fine-scale spatiotemporal model estimates of particulate matter with a diameter <2.5 µm (PM_2.5) 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 expi

SUBMITTER: Usemann J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11601026 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature