Air pollution and airway resistance at age 8 years - the PIAMA birth cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Air pollution has been found to adversely affect children's lung function. Forced expiratory volume in 1 s and forced vital capacity from spirometry have been studied most frequently, but measurements of airway resistance may provide additional information. We assessed associations of long-term air pollution exposure with airway resistance.

Methods

We measured airway resistance at age 8 with the interrupter resistance technique (R_int) in participants of the Dutch PIAMA birth cohort study. We linked R_int with estimated annual average air pollution concentrations [nitrogen oxides (NO₂, NO_x), PM_2.5 absorbance ("soot"), and particulate matter < 2.5 μm (PM_2.5), < 10 μm (PM₁₀) and 2.5-10 μm (PM

SUBMITTER: Finke I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6050657 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature