Open AccessEarly-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution and child anthropometry
Author(s) -
Clara G. Sears,
Catrina Mueller-Leonhard,
Gregory A. Wellenius,
Aimin Chen,
Patrick Ryan,
Bruce P. Lanphear,
Joseph M. Braun
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
environmental epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2474-7882
DOI - 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000061
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , body mass index , anthropometry , birth weight , obesity , demography , prospective cohort study , pediatrics , pregnancy , genetics , sociology , biology
Early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution may decrease fetal growth and increase childhood obesity risk. Our objective was to evaluate the relationship of early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution with birthweight in term newborns and obesity at age 7-8 years in two prospective birth cohorts in Cincinnati, OH (the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study and Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study (CCAAPS)).