Associations between particulate matter elements and early-life pneumonia in seven birth cohorts: Results from the ESCAPE and TRANSPHORM projects

Elaine Fuertes, Elaina MacIntyre, Raymond Agius, Rob Beelen, Bert Brunekreef, Simone Bucci, Giulia Cesaroni, Marta Cirach, Josef Cyrys, Francesco Forastiere, Ulrike Gehring, Olena Gruzieva, Barbara Hoffmann, Aleksandra Jedynska, Menno Keuken, Claudia Kluemper, Ingeborg Kooter, Michal Korek, Ursula Kraemer, Anna MoelterMark Nieuwenhuijsen, Goran Pershagen, Daniela Porta, Dirkje S. Postma, Angela Simpson, Henriette A. Smit, Dorothea Sugiri, Jordi Sunyer, Meng Wang, Joachim Heinrich*

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    Abstract

    Evidence for a role of long-term particulate matter exposure on acute respiratory infections is growing. However, which components of particulate matter may be causative remains largely unknown. We assessed associations between eight particulate matter elements and early-life pneumonia in seven birth cohort studies (N-total =15,980): BAMSE (Sweden), GASPII (Italy), GINIplus and LISAplus (Germany), INMA (Spain), MAAS (United Kingdom) and PIAMA (The Netherlands). Annual average exposure to copper, iron, potassium, nickel, sulfur, silicon, vanadium and zinc, each respectively derived from particles with aerodynamic diameters

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)819-829
    Number of pages11
    JournalInternational Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
    Volume217
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2014

    Keywords

    • Birth cohort
    • Childhood pneumonia
    • Elemental composition
    • Meta-analysis
    • Particulate matter
    • Zinc
    • USE REGRESSION-MODELS
    • AIR-POLLUTION
    • RESPIRATORY-INFECTIONS
    • CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION
    • PM2.5 ABSORBENCY
    • CHILDREN
    • PARTICLES
    • ASTHMA
    • AREAS
    • PM10

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