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ArticleAnnals of epidemiology2015

Data quality from a longitudinal study of adolescent health at schools near industrial livestock facilities.

Virginia T Guidry, Christine L Gray, Amy Lowman, Devon Hall, Steve Wing

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Article in Annals of epidemiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Virginia T GuidryDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill. Electronic address: virginia.guidry@unc.edu.
Christine L GrayDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill.
Amy LowmanDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill.
Devon HallRural Empowerment Association for Community Help, Warsaw, NC.
Steve WingDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USEmpowerment Program · US

Funding

UNC-CH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH &SUSCEPTIBILITYP30ES010126 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Stephanie Engel · 2001 to 2026
$36.3M
Biostatstics for Research in Environmental HealthT32ES007018 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Stephanie Engel, Rebecca Fry · 1985 to 2026
$31.3M
NIEHS NIH HHS 2T32ES007018-36NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES010126NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeLongitudinal designs enable examination of temporal relationships between exposures and health outcomes, but extended participation can cause study fatigue. We present an approach for analyzing data quality and study fatigue in a participatory, longitudinal study of adolescents.

methodsParticipants (n = 340) in the Rural Air Pollutants and Children's Health study completed daily diaries for 3 to 5 weeks in 2009 while we monitored outdoor pollutant concentrations. We used regression models to examine established associations between disease, symptoms, anthropometrics, and lung function as indicators of internal consistency and external validity. We modeled temporal trends in data completeness, lung function, environmental odors, and symptoms to assess study fatigue.

resultsOf 5728 records, 94.2% were complete. Asthma and allergy status were associated with asthma-related symptoms at baseline and during follow-up, for example, prevalence ratio = 8.77 (95% confidence interval: 4.33-17.80) for awakening with wheeze among diagnosed asthmatics versus nonasthmatics. Sex, height, and age predicted mean lung function. Plots depicting outcome reporting over time and associated linear trends showed time-dependent declines for most outcomes.

conclusionsWe achieved data completeness, internal consistency, and external validity, yet still observed study fatigue, despite efforts to maintain participant engagement. Future investigators should model time trends in reporting to monitor longitudinal data quality.

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Adolescent HealthAnimal HusbandryAdolescentAge FactorsAir PollutionAnimalsAsthmaChildData AccuracyEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansHypersensitivityLongitudinal StudiesMalePoultryAdolescentsAsthmaCommunity-based participatory researchData qualityEnvironmental healthLivestockLongitudinal studiesWheezing

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PMID25935712
PMCPMC4669241
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