Residential mobility impacts exposure assessment and community socioeconomic characteristics in longitudinal epidemiology studies.

ABSTRACT: Epidemiologic studies commonly use residential locations to estimate environmental exposures or community-level characteristics. The impact of residential mobility on these characteristics, however, is rarely considered. The objective of this analysis was to examine the effect of residential mobility on estimates of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP), greenspace, and community-level characteristics. All residential addresses were reported from birth through age seven for children enrolled in the Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study. Exposure to TRAP at each address was estimated using a land use model. Greenspace was estimated using satellite imagery. Indices of neighborhood deprivation and race were created based on socioeconomic-census tract measures. Exposure estimates

SUBMITTER: Brokamp C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4913165 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature