Respiratory Health and Lung Function in Children Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare lung function in a representative sample of World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed children with matched comparisons, and examine relationships with reported exposures.

Study design

Study population consisted of 402 participants. Oscillometry, spirometry, and plethysmography were performed on WTC Health Registry (WTCHR) respondents who were ≤8 years of age on September 11, 2001 (n = 180) and a sociodemographically matched group of New York City residents (n = 222). We compared lung function by study arm (WTCHR and comparison group) as well as dust cloud (acute); home dust (subchronic); and other traumatic, nondust exposures.

Results

In multivariable models, post-9/11 risk of incident asthma was higher in the WTCHR participants than in the comparison gr

SUBMITTER: Trye A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8336626 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature