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ArticleEnvironmental health : a global access science source2017

Lifetime secondhand smoke exposure and childhood and adolescent asthma: findings from the PIAMA cohort.

Edith B Milanzi, Bert Brunekreef, Gerard H Koppelman, Alet H Wijga, Lenie van Rossem, Judith M Vonk, Henriëtte A Smit, Ulrike Gehring

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Article in Environmental health : a global access science source, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Edith B MilanziInstitute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Division of Environmental Epidemiology, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80178, 3508 TD, Utrecht, The Netherlands. E.B.milanzi@uu.nl.
Bert BrunekreefInstitute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Division of Environmental Epidemiology, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80178, 3508 TD, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Gerard H KoppelmanDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergology, GRIAC Research Institute, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Beatrix Children's Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Alet H WijgaCentre for Prevention and Health Services Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Lenie van RossemJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Judith M VonkGroningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Henriëtte A SmitJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Ulrike GehringInstitute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Division of Environmental Epidemiology, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80178, 3508 TD, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
University Medical Center Utrecht · NLUniversity of Groningen · NLUtrecht University · NLNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSecondhand smoke (SHS) exposure is a modifiable risk factor associated with childhood asthma. Associations with adolescent asthma and the relevance of the timing and patterns of exposure are unclear. Knowledge of critical windows of exposure is important for targeted interventions.

methodsWe used data until age 17 from 1454 children of the Dutch population-based PIAMA birth cohort. Residential SHS exposure was assessed through parental questionnaires completed at ages 3 months, 1-8 (yearly), 11, 14, and 17 years. Lifetime exposure was determined as; a) time window-specific exposure (prenatal, infancy, preschool, primary school, and secondary school); b) lifetime cumulative exposure; c) longitudinal exposure patterns using latent class growth modeling (LCGM). Generalized estimation equations and logistic regression were used to analyze associations between exposure and asthma at ages 4 to 17 years, adjusting for potential confounders.

resultsWith all three methods, we consistently found no association between SHS exposure and asthma at ages 4 to 17 years e.g. adjusted overall odds ratio (95% confidence interval) 0.67 (0.41-1.12), 1.00 (0.66-1.51) and 0.67 (0.41-1.11) for prenatal maternal active smoking, infancy, and preschool school time window exposures, respectively.

conclusionWe assessed lifetime SHS exposure using different methods. Different timing and patterns of SHS exposure were not associated with an increased risk of asthma in childhood and adolescence in our study. More longitudinal studies could investigate effects of lifetime SHS exposure on asthma in adolescence and later life.

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Tobacco Smoke PollutionAdolescentAsthmaChildChild HealthChild, PreschoolEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansInfantMaleMaternal-Fetal ExchangeNetherlandsOdds RatioPregnancyTobacco Smoke PollutionAsthmaEnvironmental epidemiologyLongitudinal dataSecondhand smoke

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