Exposure to air pollution in early childhood and the association with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to air pollution in early life has been linked to cognitive deficits and adverse neurodevelopmental effects. However, studies examining associations between air pollutants and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have had conflicting findings.

Methods

Individuals born in Denmark 1992-2007 (n = 809,654) were followed for the development of ADHD from 1997 to 2013. Data on daily concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) from air-modeling data at a 1 km × 1 km resolution at residences within the first five years of life, was linked with population-based data from the Danish national registers, including data on clinical diagnoses of ADHD. We estimated incidence rate ratios (IRRs) with 95% con

SUBMITTER: Thygesen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7167333 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature