Longitudinal Association of Economic Growth with Lung Function of Chinese Children and Adolescents over 30 Years: Evidence from Seven Successive National Surveys.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 18(12)2021 06 19.
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ABSTRACT
(1) Background:
Recent studies reported that decrease in lung function of Chinese children and adolescents continues to decline, although the change has been insignificant and has reached a plateau. However, studies have not explored the relationship between lung function and economic development in China. This study sought to explore the longitudinal association between socio-economic indicators and lung function; (2)Method:
Data were obtained from seven successive national surveys conducted by the Chinese National Survey on Students' Constitution and Health from 1985 to 2014. Lung function of school-age children (7-22 years) was determined using forced vital capacity (FVC). GDP per capita and urbanization ratio were used as economic indicators. A fixed-effects model was employed to examine the longitudinal association after adjusting for height, weight, and time trends; (3)Results:
Socio-economic indicators showed a U-curve relationship with lung function of boys and girls from urban and rural areas. Lung function initially decreased with GDP per capita or urbanization ratio and reached a minimum. Lung function then increased with increase in GDP per capita or urbanization ratio. The findings indicate that the relationship between economic growth and lung function is different in different development stages. In less-developed provinces, economic growth was negatively correlated with lung function, whereas, in developed provinces, economic growth was positively correlated with lung function; (4)Conclusion:
The findings of the current study show that economic growth has significantly different effects on lung function at different economic levels. Therefore, governments should improve lung health in children and adolescents from low and middle economic regions.Palavras-chave
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Estudantes
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Desenvolvimento Econômico
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Asia
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En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article