Indoor air pollution inequalities among children and adolescents in Germany: an analysis of repeated cross-sectional data from GerES and KiGGS.

ABSTRACT: Indoor air pollution may harm child health. Indoor air pollution inequalities among children and adolescents is under-researched. We analyzed associations between equivalized disposable income, socioeconomic status, and history of migration with benzene, toluene, xylene, limonene, and formaldehyde among children and adolescents in Germany. Using pooled data from the German Environmental Survey (GerES IV, GerES V) and the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS Baseline, KiGGS Wave 2) (N = 1117, aged 3-14 years), six out of fifteen random intercept models revealed statistically significant findings. An increase of one standard deviation in equivalized disposable income was associated with 5% lower benzene concentrations (exp(ß): 0.95, 95% confidenc

SUBMITTER: Wiehn J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12181257 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature