Lung function changes in children exposed to mine fire smoke in infancy.
Respirology
; 29(4): 295-303, 2024 04.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:
Chronic, low-intensity air pollution exposure has been consistently associated with reduced lung function throughout childhood. However, there is limited research regarding the implications of acute, high-intensity air pollution exposure. We aimed to determine whether there were any associations between early life exposure to such an episode and lung growth trajectories.METHODS:
We conducted a prospective cohort study of children who lived in the vicinity of the Hazelwood coalmine fire. Lung function was measured using respiratory oscillometry. Z-scores were calculated for resistance (R5 ) and reactance at 5 Hz (X5 ) and area under the reactance curve (AX). Two sets of analyses were conducted (i) linear regression to assess the cross-sectional relationship between post-natal exposure to mine fire-related particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres (PM2.5 ) and lung function at the 7-year follow-up and (ii) linear mixed-effects models to determine whether there was any association between exposure and changes in lung function between the 3- and 7-year follow-ups.RESULTS:
There were no associations between mine fire-related PM2.5 and any of the lung function measures, 7-years later. There were moderate improvements in X5 (ß -0.37 [-0.64, -0.10] p = 0.009) and AX (ß -0.40 [-0.72, -0.08] p = 0.014), between the 3- and 7-year follow-ups that were associated with mean PM2.5 , in the unadjusted and covariance-adjusted models. Similar trends were observed with maximum PM2.5 .CONCLUSION:
There was a moderate improvement in lung stiffness of children exposed to PM2.5 from a local coalmine fire in infancy, consistent with an early deficit in lung function at 3-years after the fire that had resolved by 7-years.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Contaminantes Atmosféricos
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Contaminación del Aire
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Respirology
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia