Developmental Effects of Exposures to Environmental Factors: The Polish Mother and Child Cohort Study
Joint Authors
Hanke, Wojciech
Ligocka, Danuta
Trzcinka-Ochocka, Malgorzata
Brzeznicki, Slawomir
Strugala-Stawik, Halina
Sobala, Wojciech
Polanska, Kinga
Magnus, Per
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper estimates the effects of exposure to environmental factors, including lead, mercury, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), on child psychomotor development.
The study population consists of mother-child pairs in the Polish Mother and Child Cohort Study.
Prenatal and postnatal exposure to environmental factors was determined from biomarker measurements as follows: for lead exposure—cord blood lead level, for mercury—maternal hair mercury level, for ETS—cotinine level in saliva and urine, and for PAH—1-hydroxypyrene (1-HP) in urine.
At the age of 12 (406 subjects) and 24 months (198 subjects) children were assessed using Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development.
There were no statistically significant effects of prenatal exposure to mercury or 1-HP on child psychomotor development.
After adjusting for potential confounders, adverse effects of prenatal exposure to ETS on motor development (β = −2.6; P=0.02) and postnatal exposure to ETS on cognitive (β = −0.2; P=0.05) and motor functions (β = −0.5; P=0.01) were found.
The adverse effect of prenatal lead exposure on cognitive score was of borderline significance (β = −6.2; P=0.06).
The study underscores the importance of policies and public health interventions that aim to reduce prenatal and postnatal exposure to lead and ETS.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Polanska, Kinga& Hanke, Wojciech& Sobala, Wojciech& Trzcinka-Ochocka, Malgorzata& Ligocka, Danuta& Brzeznicki, Slawomir…[et al.]. 2013. Developmental Effects of Exposures to Environmental Factors: The Polish Mother and Child Cohort Study. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030740
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Polanska, Kinga…[et al.]. Developmental Effects of Exposures to Environmental Factors: The Polish Mother and Child Cohort Study. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030740
American Medical Association (AMA)
Polanska, Kinga& Hanke, Wojciech& Sobala, Wojciech& Trzcinka-Ochocka, Malgorzata& Ligocka, Danuta& Brzeznicki, Slawomir…[et al.]. Developmental Effects of Exposures to Environmental Factors: The Polish Mother and Child Cohort Study. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030740
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1030740