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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

House Dust Avoidance during Pregnancy and Subsequent Infant Development: The Japan Environment and Children's Study.

Kenta Matsumura, Kei Hamazaki, Akiko Tsuchida, Hidekuni Inadera, The Japan Environment And Children's Study Jecs Group

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kenta MatsumuraToyama Regional Center for Japan Environment and Children's Study, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4271-1543
Kei HamazakiToyama Regional Center for Japan Environment and Children's Study, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
Akiko TsuchidaToyama Regional Center for Japan Environment and Children's Study, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1209-3104
Hidekuni InaderaToyama Regional Center for Japan Environment and Children's Study, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
The Japan Environment And Children's Study Jecs Group
University of Toyama · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

House dust, well known for causing allergy, contains chemicals that are harmful to fetal neurodevelopment. However, whether countermeasures for house dust allergy, such as frequent use of vacuum cleaners, frequent airing of futons, and the usage of anti-mite covers during pregnancy, are related to subsequent reduced risk of infant developmental delay remains unknown. Therefore, we examined this association by analyzing 81,106 mother-infant pairs who participated in a nationwide birth cohort in Japan. Infant developmental delays at 6 and 12 months postpartum were assessed using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, Third Edition. A generalized linear model analysis was used to derive adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with the lowest care frequency as reference, while controlling 22 covariates. Our analysis showed that the above-mentioned cleaning measures were overall associated with a reduced risk of developmental delays, both at 6 and 12 months postpartum (AOR varied from 0.73 to 0.95, median: 0.84). Additionally, risks tended to decrease with an increase in the cleaning frequency. In conclusion, a negative dose-response association existed between these measures during pregnancy and infant developmental delay. Our results identify a potential role of frequent vacuum cleaning, airing bedding, and usage of anti-mite bedding covers in promoting intact infant development.

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HypersensitivityMitesAllergensAnimalsChildDustFemaleHumansInfantJapanPregnancyAllergensDustcommunication disordersdiagnostic screening programsdusthousekeepinginfantpsychomotor disorders

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PMID33920677
PMCPMC8073752
OpenAlexW3154960344

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