Prenatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and hyperactivity behavior in Chinese young children
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Article Title | Prenatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and hyperactivity behavior in Chinese young children |
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ERA Journal ID | 44293 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Lin, Qingmei (Author), Hou, Xiang-Yu (Author), Yin, Xiao-Na (Author), Wen, Guo-Min (Author), Sun, Dengli (Author), Xian, Dan-Xia (Author), Fan, Lijun (Author), Jiang, Hui (Author), Jing, Jin (Author), Jin, Yu (Author), Wu, Chuan-An (Author) and Chen, Wei-Qing (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Journal Citation | 14 (10), pp. 1-12 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 1660-4601 |
1661-7827 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101132 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/10/1132 |
Abstract | This study aimed to examine the association between prenatal environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and hyperactivity behaviors in young children. A cross-sectional study was undertaken among 21,243 participants from all of the kindergartens in Longhua District of Shenzhen, China. Multivariate logistic regression models and hierarchical linear models were employed to assess the associations. After adjusting for potential confounders of gender, preterm birth, birth asphyxiation, etc., prenatal ETS exposure was significantly associated with an increased risk of hyperactivity behaviors in young children (OR (95% CI) = 1.51 (1.28–1.77); β (95% CI) = 0.017 (0.013–0.020)). Along with increases in children’s prenatal ETS exposure dose (measured by daily ETS exposure duration, daily cigarette consumption by household members, and overall score of prenatal ETS exposure), the children were also increasingly more likely to exhibit hyperactivity behaviors. Furthermore, children whose mothers had prenatal ETS exposure in any one or more of the pregnancy trimesters were more likely to exhibit hyperactivity behaviors as compared with those born to non-exposure mothers (all p < 0.05). Overall, prenatal ETS exposure could be associated with a detrimental impact on offspring’s hyperactivity behaviors, and public health efforts are needed to reduce prenatal ETS exposure. |
Keywords | Environmental tobacco, smoke, hyperactivity bahaviour, child health, China |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420203. Environmental epidemiology |
420601. Community child health | |
Byline Affiliations | Sun Yat-sen University, China |
Queensland University of Technology | |
Maternal and Child Health Care Center of Longhua New District, China | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q664z/prenatal-exposure-to-environmental-tobacco-smoke-and-hyperactivity-behavior-in-chinese-young-children
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