Associations of parental air pollution and greenness exposures with offspring asthma outcomes

2025
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dc.abstract.enBackground: Air pollution and greenness impact respiratory health, but intergenerational effects remain unclear. We investigated whether pre-conception parental residential exposure to air pollution and greenness at age 20-44 years is associated with offspring asthma outcomes in the Lifespan and inter-generational respiratory effects of exposures to greenness and air pollution (Life-GAP) project. Methods: We analyzed data on 3684 RHINESSA study participants born after the year 1990 (mean age 19, standard deviation 4), offspring of 2689 RHINE study participants. Modelled annual concentrations of particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), elemental carbon (EC), and ozone (O3), and greenness (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, NDVI) were assigned to parental residential addresses in 1990, corresponding to 1–18 years prior to birth (mean: 6 years, SD: 5). We analyzed associations using generalized structural equation modelling (GSEM), with cluster-robust standard errors allowing for intra-family correlation, while adjusting for potential confounders. Results: Among offspring participants, 18% reported lifetime asthma, 9% active asthma, 8% asthma medication, 5% asthma attacks, and 37% any asthma symptom. An interquartile range (IQR) increase in parental residential NDVI exposure was associated with less lifetime asthma (OR = 0.79, 95%CI: 0.64, 0.98 per 0.3 units). Similar associations were observed for active asthma and asthma medication use. Associations of air pollution with asthma outcomes were inconclusive. Conclusion: Parental exposure to residential green spaces before conception was associated with lower asthma risk in offspring. Urban planning policies prioritizing green spaces may be a key public health intervention for future cities.
dc.affiliationWydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorSinsamala, Robin M.
dc.contributor.authorMarcon, Alessandro
dc.contributor.authorBertelsen, Randi J.
dc.contributor.authorAccordini, Simone
dc.contributor.authorBrandt, Jørgen
dc.contributor.authorFrohn, Lise M.
dc.contributor.authorGeels, Camilla
dc.contributor.authorGislason, Thorarinn
dc.contributor.authorHolm, Mathias
dc.contributor.authorJanson, Christer
dc.contributor.authorMalinovschi, Andrei
dc.contributor.authorMarkevych, Iana - 423962
dc.contributor.authorOrru, Hans
dc.contributor.authorOudin, Anna
dc.contributor.authorReal, Francisco Gomez
dc.contributor.authorSigsgaard, Torben
dc.contributor.authorSkulstad, Svein M.
dc.contributor.authorSvanes, Cecilie
dc.contributor.authorJohannessen, Ane
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-30T08:29:09Z
dc.date.available2025-04-30T08:29:09Z
dc.date.createdat2025-03-10T12:19:26Zen
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.openaccess0
dc.description.accesstimew momencie opublikowania
dc.description.versionostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volume274
dc.identifier.articleid121328
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envres.2025.121328
dc.identifier.eissn1096-0953
dc.identifier.issn0013-9351
dc.identifier.urihttps://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/551963
dc.languageeng
dc.language.containereng
dc.rightsUdzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowa
dc.rights.licenceCC-BY
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.pl
dc.share.typeotwarte czasopismo
dc.subject.enasthma
dc.subject.enair pollution
dc.subject.engreenness
dc.subject.enpreconception
dc.subtypeArticle
dc.titleAssociations of parental air pollution and greenness exposures with offspring asthma outcomes
dc.title.journalEnvironmental Research
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
dc.abstract.en
Background: Air pollution and greenness impact respiratory health, but intergenerational effects remain unclear. We investigated whether pre-conception parental residential exposure to air pollution and greenness at age 20-44 years is associated with offspring asthma outcomes in the Lifespan and inter-generational respiratory effects of exposures to greenness and air pollution (Life-GAP) project. Methods: We analyzed data on 3684 RHINESSA study participants born after the year 1990 (mean age 19, standard deviation 4), offspring of 2689 RHINE study participants. Modelled annual concentrations of particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), elemental carbon (EC), and ozone (O3), and greenness (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, NDVI) were assigned to parental residential addresses in 1990, corresponding to 1–18 years prior to birth (mean: 6 years, SD: 5). We analyzed associations using generalized structural equation modelling (GSEM), with cluster-robust standard errors allowing for intra-family correlation, while adjusting for potential confounders. Results: Among offspring participants, 18% reported lifetime asthma, 9% active asthma, 8% asthma medication, 5% asthma attacks, and 37% any asthma symptom. An interquartile range (IQR) increase in parental residential NDVI exposure was associated with less lifetime asthma (OR = 0.79, 95%CI: 0.64, 0.98 per 0.3 units). Similar associations were observed for active asthma and asthma medication use. Associations of air pollution with asthma outcomes were inconclusive. Conclusion: Parental exposure to residential green spaces before conception was associated with lower asthma risk in offspring. Urban planning policies prioritizing green spaces may be a key public health intervention for future cities.
dc.affiliation
Wydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.author
Sinsamala, Robin M.
dc.contributor.author
Marcon, Alessandro
dc.contributor.author
Bertelsen, Randi J.
dc.contributor.author
Accordini, Simone
dc.contributor.author
Brandt, Jørgen
dc.contributor.author
Frohn, Lise M.
dc.contributor.author
Geels, Camilla
dc.contributor.author
Gislason, Thorarinn
dc.contributor.author
Holm, Mathias
dc.contributor.author
Janson, Christer
dc.contributor.author
Malinovschi, Andrei
dc.contributor.author
Markevych, Iana - 423962
dc.contributor.author
Orru, Hans
dc.contributor.author
Oudin, Anna
dc.contributor.author
Real, Francisco Gomez
dc.contributor.author
Sigsgaard, Torben
dc.contributor.author
Skulstad, Svein M.
dc.contributor.author
Svanes, Cecilie
dc.contributor.author
Johannessen, Ane
dc.date.accessioned
2025-04-30T08:29:09Z
dc.date.available
2025-04-30T08:29:09Z
dc.date.createdaten
2025-03-10T12:19:26Z
dc.date.issued
2025
dc.date.openaccess
0
dc.description.accesstime
w momencie opublikowania
dc.description.version
ostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volume
274
dc.identifier.articleid
121328
dc.identifier.doi
10.1016/j.envres.2025.121328
dc.identifier.eissn
1096-0953
dc.identifier.issn
0013-9351
dc.identifier.uri
https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/551963
dc.language
eng
dc.language.container
eng
dc.rights
Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowa
dc.rights.licence
CC-BY
dc.rights.uri
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.pl
dc.share.type
otwarte czasopismo
dc.subject.en
asthma
dc.subject.en
air pollution
dc.subject.en
greenness
dc.subject.en
preconception
dc.subtype
Article
dc.title
Associations of parental air pollution and greenness exposures with offspring asthma outcomes
dc.title.journal
Environmental Research
dc.type
JournalArticle
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