Prenatal Exposure to Traffic Pollution and Childhood Body Mass Index Trajectory

Prenatal Exposure to Traffic Pollution and Childhood Body Mass Index Trajectory

Background: Limited evidence suggests an association between prenatal exposure to traffic pollution and greater adiposity in childhood, but the time window during which growth may be most affected is not known.Methods: We studied 1,649 children in Project Viva, a Boston-area pre-birth cohort. We use...

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Main Authors: Abby F. Fleisch, Izzuddin M. Aris, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Brent A. Coull, Heike Luttmann-Gibson, Petros Koutrakis, Joel D. Schwartz, Itai Kloog, Diane R. Gold, Emily Oken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
air pollution
particulate matter
traffic
growth
childhood
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00771/full

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