Trial reportPloS one2018
Cooking behaviors are related to household particulate matter exposure in children with asthma in the urban East Bay Area of Northern California.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Indoor Particulate Matter in Urban Households: Sources, Pathways, Characteristics, Health Effects, and Exposure Mitigation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Measured air quality impacts after teaching parents about cooking ventilation with a video: a pilot study.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2025Trial
- Practical considerations for using low-cost sensors to assess wildfire smoke exposure in school and childcare settings.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2025Article
- Environmental management of asthma in clinical practice: Results from the 2012 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2024Article
- The relationship between PM2.5 and the onset and exacerbation of childhood asthma: a short communication.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Factors Impacting Range Hood Use in California Houses and Low-Income Apartments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Workflow for Comparison of Chemical and Biological Metrics of Filter Collected PMAtmospheric environment (Oxford, England : 1994) · 2020Article
- Sex Differences in Paediatric and Adult Asthma.European Medical Journal (Chelmsford, England) · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundAsthma is a common childhood disease that leads to many missed days of school and parents' work. There are multiple environmental contributors to asthma symptoms and understanding the potential factors inside children's homes is crucial.
methodsThis is a dual cohort study measuring household particulate matter (PM2.5), behaviors, and factors that influence air quality and asthma symptoms in the urban homes of children (ages 6-10) with asthma; one cohort had cigarette smoke exposure in the home (n = 13) and the other did not (n = 22). Exposure data included measurements every 5 minutes for a month.
resultsIn the entire study population, a large contributor to elevations in indoor PM2.5 above 35 μg/m3 was not using the stove hood when cooking (8.5% higher, CI 3.1-13.9%, p<0.005). Median PM values during cooking times were 0.88 μg/m3 higher than those during non-cooking times (95% CI 0.33-1.42). Mean monthly household PM2.5 level was significantly related to the presence of a cigarette smoker in the home (10.1 μg/m3 higher, 95% CI 5.2-15.1, p<0.001) when controlling for use of the stove hood and proximity to major roadway. There was a trend toward increased odds of persistent asthma with increases in average monthly PM2.5 (OR 1.1, 95% CI 0.97-1.3, p = 0.16).
conclusionsConsideration of only outdoor PM2.5 may obscure potentially modifiable risks for asthma symptoms. Specifically, this preliminary study suggests that cooking behaviors may contribute to the burden of PM2.5 in the homes of children with asthma and thus to asthma symptoms.
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