Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure and sleep disturbance in school-aged children in Appalachian Ohio.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure remains a major public health concern for children and has been implicated in sleep disturbances through biological and behavioral mechanisms. Different methods of measuring SHS exposure have yielded inconsistent results. This study examined the relationship between SHS exposure and sleep among rural Appalachian 7-9-year-olds, utilizing three SHS measurements: natural log-transformed (ln) serum cotinine concentrations, dichotomized serum cotinine levels (≥0.05 vs. <0.05 ng/ml), and parent/caregiver report of ≥1 smoker in the home. We hypothesized SHS-exposed children would have a significantly higher prevalence of sleep disturbance-e.g., short sleep, frequent snoring, night awakenings-compared to unexposed, regardless of measurem

SUBMITTER: McWhorter K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12714884 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature