ArticleThe Journal of pediatrics2018
Respiratory Health and Lung Function in Children Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster.
Article in The Journal of pediatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02068183 (Early Identification of World Trade Center Conditions in Adolescents), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Early Identification of World Trade Center Conditions in Adolescents
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Post-earthquake life and health experiences of 3-6-year-old children through the eyes of mothers: a qualitative descriptive study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Scientific Value of the Sub-Cohort of Children in the World Trade Center Health Registry.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Mediates the Association between Traumatic World Trade Center Dust Cloud Exposure and Ongoing Systemic Inflammation in Community Members.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Molecular Clustering Analysis of Blood Biomarkers in World Trade Center Exposed Community Members with Persistent Lower Respiratory Symptoms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Development of a WTC Environmental Health Center Pan-Cancer Database.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- World Trade Center Health Program: First Decade of Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- The Relationship Between Physical and Mental Health Outcomes in Children Exposed to Disasters.Current psychiatry reports · 2020Review
- Serum perfluoroalkyl substances and lung function in adolescents exposed to the World Trade Center disaster.Environmental research · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare lung function in a representative sample of World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed children with matched comparisons, and examine relationships with reported exposures. STUDY
designStudy population consisted of 402 participants. Oscillometry, spirometry, and plethysmography were performed on WTC Health Registry (WTCHR) respondents who were ≤8 years of age on September 11, 2001 (n = 180) and a sociodemographically matched group of New York City residents (n = 222). We compared lung function by study arm (WTCHR and comparison group) as well as dust cloud (acute); home dust (subchronic); and other traumatic, nondust exposures.
resultsIn multivariable models, post-9/11 risk of incident asthma was higher in the WTCHR participants than in the comparison group (OR 1.109, 95% CI 1.021, 1.206; P = .015). Comparing by exposure rather than by group, dust cloud (OR 1.223, 95% CI 1.095, 1.365; P < .001) and home dust (OR 1.123, 95% CI 1.029, 1.226; P = .009) exposures were also associated with a greater risk of incidence of post-9/11 asthma. No differences were identified for lung function measures.
conclusionsAlthough we cannot exclude an alternative explanation to the null findings, these results may provide some measure of reassurance to exposed children and their families regarding long-term consequences. Further study with bronchodilation and/or methacholine challenge may be needed to identify and further evaluate effects of WTC exposure. Biomarker studies may also be more informative in delineating exposure-outcome relationships.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02068183.
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