| Title: | "Exploring Volatile Organic Compound Exposure and Its Association with Wheezing in Children under 36 Months: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Lisbon, Portugal" |
| Author(s): | Rodrigues Dos Santos R; Gregorio J; Castanheira L; Fernandes AS; |
| Address: | "CBIOS - Research Center for Biosciences and Health Technologies, Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Campo Grande, 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal. Administracao Regional de Saude de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, I.P. Agrupamento de Centros de Saude do Arco Ribeirinho, Unidade Saude de Saude Publica Arnaldo Sampaio, 2835-423 Lavradio, Portugal. Administracao Regional de Saude de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, I.P., Unidade Saude Familiar do Dafundo, 1495-713 Dafundo, Portugal" |
| Journal Title: | Int J Environ Res Public Health |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1660-4601 (Electronic) 1661-7827 (Print) 1660-4601 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Air quality and other environmental factors are gaining importance in public health policies. Some volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been associated with asthma and symptoms of respiratory disease such as wheezing. The aim of this study was to measure the concentration of Total VOCs and assess their possible association with the occurrence of wheezing episodes in children under 36 months of age, in a region south of Lisbon, Portugal. A cross-sectional study was performed from October 2015 to March 2016. The sample of children under 36 months of age was selected by convenience, by inviting parents to take part in the study. A survey was applied to collect information on bedroom features, as well as to verify the occurrence of wheezing episodes. The indoor air quality parameters of bedrooms were measured using three 3M Quest((R)) EVM-7 environmental monitors. In total, 34.4% of infants had had wheezing episodes since birth, with 86.7% of these presenting at least one episode in the previous 12 months. Total VOC levels were above the reference values in 48% of the analyzed bedrooms. No significant association of VOC exposure in a domestic setting with episodes of wheezing was found. However, children living in households with smokers were 4 times more likely to develop wheezing episodes. Thus, this study provides relevant information that warrants further studies to assess infant exposure to indoor air pollution and parental smoking in a residential context" |
| Keywords: | "*Air Pollutants/analysis *Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Environmental Exposure Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Portugal Respiratory Sounds *Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis bedrooms infants parental s;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineRodrigues Dos Santos, Raquel Gregorio, Joao Castanheira, Liliana Fernandes, Ana S eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Switzerland 2020/09/26 Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 22; 17(18):6929. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186929" |
