ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2021
Ambient air pollution and the development of overweight and obesity in children: a large longitudinal study.
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- The Association between Childhood Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2025Review
- Childhood Exposure to Air Pollution, Body Mass Index Trajectories, and Insulin Resistance Among Young Adults.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Frequentist Grouped Weighted Quantile Sum Regression for Correlated Chemical Mixtures.Statistics in medicine · 2025Article
- Association Between Long Term Exposure to PMChildren (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effect modifications of parents' age at childbirth on association between ambient particulate matter and children obesity.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Examining the Link between Air Quality (PM, SOJournal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Independent and joint effects of neighborhood-level environmental and socioeconomic exposures on body mass index in early childhood: The environmental influences on child health outcomes (ECHO) cohort.Environmental research · 2024Article
- Effects of Prolonged Exposure to Air Pollution and Neighborhood Disadvantage on Self-Rated Health among Adults in the United States: Evidence from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics.Environmental health perspectives · 2023Observational
- Allergic rhinitis children with obesity are more vulnerable to air pollution: a cross sectional study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Data Resource Profile: The Information System for Research in Primary Care (SIDIAP).International journal of epidemiology · 2022Article
- Residential Proximity to Urban Play Spaces and Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Barcelona, Spain: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Nexus between Pollution and Obesity and the Magnifying Role of Media Consumption: International Evidence from GMM Systems Estimates.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Ambient air pollution and endocrinologic disorders in childhood.Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAmbient air pollution may play a role in childhood obesity development, but evidence is scarce, and the modifying role of socioeconomic status (SES) is unclear. We aimed to examine the association between exposure to air pollution during early childhood and subsequent risk of developing overweight and obesity, and to evaluate whether SES is a modifier of this association.
methodsThis longitudinal study included 416,955 children identified as normal weight between 2-5 years old and registered in an electronic primary healthcare record between 2006 and 2016 in Catalonia (Spain). Children were followed-up until they developed overweight or obesity, reached 15 years of age, died, transferred out, or end of study period (31/12/2018). Overweight and obesity were defined following the WHO reference obtained from height and weight measures. We estimated annual residential census levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO
resultsA total of 142,590 (34.2%) children developed overweight or obesity. Increased exposure to NO
conclusionsThis study suggests that early life exposure to air pollution may be associated with a small increase in the risk of developing overweight and obesity in childhood, and that this association may be exacerbated in the most deprived areas. Even these small associations are of potential global health importance because air pollution exposure is widespread and the long-term health consequences of childhood obesity are clear.
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