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Does Chronic Exposure to Air Pollution in Childhood Impact Long-Term Respiratory Health?

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Pages 446-463 | Received 01 May 2009, Accepted 01 Jan 2011, Published online: 10 Oct 2011
 

Abstract

This study seeks to examine the relationship between childhood exposure to air pollution and long-term respiratory health and to identify significant predictors of respiratory health in adulthood. Logistic regression modeling was undertaken using health and exposure data for 395 participants who resided during childhood in four distinct neighborhoods in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Significant predictors include exposure to SO2 in childhood, location of residence in childhood, sex, residential and occupational histories, stressful life events, and respiratory health in childhood. This study suggests that the health impacts of childhood exposure to air pollution are located beyond the short-term period that most research addresses.

El doble propósito de este estudio es examinar la relación existente entre la exposición de la niñez a la contaminación aérea y la salud respiratoria a largo plazo, e identificar predictores significativos de la salud respiratoria en los adultos. Se acometió un modelaje de regresión logística utilizando datos de salud y exposición de 395 participantes que durante su niñez residieron en cuatro vecindarios diferentes en Hamilton, Ontario, Canadá. Los predictores significativos incluyen la exposición a SO2 durante la niñez, localización del lugar de residencia en la niñez, sexo, historias residenciales y ocupacionales, eventos estresantes a lo largo de la vida y salud respiratoria en la niñez. El estudio sugiere que los impactos sobre la salud por exposición a la contaminación aérea en la niñez se ubican más allá del corto período del que se ocupan la mayoría de las investigaciones.

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