Journal article
Ambient Fine Particulate Matter, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Term Birth Weight in New York, New York
American journal of epidemiology, v 179(4), pp 457-466
15 Feb 2014
PMID: 24218031
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Abstract
Building on a unique exposure assessment project in New York, New York, we examined the relationship of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 m and nitrogen dioxide with birth weight, restricting the population to term births to nonsmokers, along with other restrictions, to isolate the potential impact of air pollution on growth. We included 252,967 births in 20082010 identified in vital records, and we assigned exposure at the residential location by using validated models that accounted for spatial and temporal factors. Estimates of association were adjusted for individual and contextual sociodemographic characteristics and season, using linear mixed models to quantify the predicted change in birth weight in grams related to increasing pollution levels. Adjusted estimates for particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 m indicated that for each 10-g/m(3) increase in exposure, birth weights declined by 18.4, 10.5, 29.7, and 48.4 g for exposures in the first, second, and third trimesters and for the total pregnancy, respectively. Adjusted estimates for nitrogen dioxide indicated that for each 10-ppb increase in exposure, birth weights declined by 14.2, 15.9, 18.0, and 18.0 g for exposures in the first, second, and third trimesters and for the total pregnancy, respectively. These results strongly support the association of urban air pollution exposure with reduced fetal growth.
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- Title
- Ambient Fine Particulate Matter, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Term Birth Weight in New York, New York
- Creators
- David A. Savitz - Brown UniversityJennifer F. Bobb - Harvard UniversityJessie L. Carr - University of PittsburghJane E. Clougherty - University of PittsburghFrancesca Dominici - Harvard UniversityBeth Elston - Brown UniversityKazuhiko Ito - Bur Environm Surveillance & Policy, New York City Dept Hlth & Mental Hyg, New York, NY USAZev Ross - ZevRoss Spatial Anal, Ithaca, NY USAMichelle Yee - Bur Environm Surveillance & Policy, New York City Dept Hlth & Mental Hyg, New York, NY USAThomas D. Matte - Bur Environm Surveillance & Policy, New York City Dept Hlth & Mental Hyg, New York, NY USA
- Publication Details
- American journal of epidemiology, v 179(4), pp 457-466
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- 1R01ES019955-01 / National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) R01ES019955 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) R24HD041020 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health; Drexel University; Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000331264100008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84893299298
- Other Identifier
- 991020099056604721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health