Susceptible windows of long-term childhood exposure to air pollution on adult self-reported bronchitic symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood exposure to air pollution has long-term effects on adult bronchitic symptoms, but the age windows of susceptibility are understudied.

Methods

We included 1444 participants from the Southern California Children's Health Study, who were recruited at ages ∼9-10 years in 1992-1993 or 1995-1996 or ages ∼5-7 years in 2002-2003, followed until high-school graduation, and re-contacted again in adulthood (mean age = 33 years) to collect self-reported bronchitic symptoms. Yearly average nitrogen dioxide (NO2), 8-h maximum ground-level ozone (O3), and particulate matter of ≤10 µm in diameter (PM10) were estimated by using inverse-distance squared spatial interpolation to participants' residential history from conception to age 16 years. Log Poisson Distributed Lag

SUBMITTER: Chen F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12758010 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature