Prospective cohort study of respiratory effects at ages 14 to 26 following early life exposure to arsenic in drinking water.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We previously reported chronic respiratory effects in children who were then 7-17 years of age in Matlab, Bangladesh. One group of children had been exposed to high concentrations of arsenic in drinking water in utero and early childhood (average 436 µg/L), and the other group of children were never known to have been exposed to >10 µg/L. The exposed children, both males and females, had marked increases in chronic respiratory symptoms.

Methods

The current study involves a further follow-up of these children now 14-26 years of age with 463 located and agreeing to participate. They were interviewed for respiratory symptoms and lung function was measured. Data were collected on smoking, body mass index (BMI), and number of rooms in the house as a measure of socioeco

SUBMITTER: Khan MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7147401 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature