Impact of air pollution on educational attainment for respiratory health treated students: A cross sectional data linkage study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is some evidence that exam results are worse when students are acutely exposed to air pollution. Studies investigating the association between air pollution and academic attainment have been constrained by small sample sizes.

Methods

Cross sectional educational attainment data (2009-2015) from students aged 15-16 years in Cardiff, Wales were linked to primary health care data, modelled air pollution and measured pollen data, and analysed using multilevel linear regression models. Annual cohort, school and individual level confounders were adjusted for in single and multi-pollutant/pollen models. We stratified by treatment of asthma and/or Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (SAR).

Results

A unit (10μg/m³) increase of short-term exposure to NO

SUBMITTER: Mizen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7214342 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature