Childhood exposure to air pollution, noise, and surrounding greenness and incident hypertension in early adulthood in a US nationwide cohort-the Growing Up Today Study (GUTS).

ABSTRACT: Exposure to increased air pollution, noise, and reduced surrounding greenness have been suggested as potential environmental risk factors for hypertension in adults, but limited evidence exists regarding early-life exposure, particularly from prospective studies. We investigated independent and joint associations of childhood exposure to these factors with incident hypertension in early adulthood in a US nationwide cohort. Study participants were from the Growing Up Today Study (GUTS) established in 1996 (GUTSI) and 2004 (GUTSII), who were ages 9-14 (GUTSI) or 10-17 (GUTSII) at enrollment. Incident hypertension was identified by self-report on questionnaires from 2010 to 2021. We estimated residential exposures to air pollution (from spatiotemporal models), noise, and surrounding greenness

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11609014 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature