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Pre- and postnatal particulate matter exposure and blood pressure in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Liu, Yufan, Li, Yan, Xu, Hailin, Zhao, Xinying, Zhu, Yawen, Zhao, Bosen, Yao, Qing, Duan, Huawei +2 more·2023·Environmental Research

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Background Early life is a susceptible period of air pollution-related adverse health effects. Hypertension in children might be life-threatening without prevention or treatment. Nevertheless, the causative association between environmental factors and childhood hypertension was limited. In the light of particulate matter (PM) as an environmental risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, this study investigated the association of pre- and postnatal PM exposure with blood pressure (BP) and hypertension among children and adolescents. Method Four electronic databases were searched for related epidemiological studies published up to September 13, 2022. Stata 14.0 was applied to examine the heterogeneity among the studies and evaluate the combined effect sizes per 10 μg/m 3 increase of PM by selecting the corresponding models. Besides, subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis, and publication bias test were also conducted. Results Prenatal PM 2.5 exposure was correlated with increased diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in offspring [1.14 mmHg (95% CI: 0.12, 2.17)]. For short-term postnatal exposure effects, PM 2.5 (7-day average) was significantly associated with systolic blood pressure (SBP) [0.20 mmHg (95% CI: 0.16, 0.23)] and DBP [0.49 mmHg (95% CI: 0.45, 0.53)]; and also, PM 10 (7-day average) was significantly associated with SBP [0.14 mmHg (95% CI: 0.12, 0.16)]. For long-term postnatal exposure effects, positive associations were manifested in SBP with PM 2.5 [β = 0.44, 95% CI: 0.40, 0.48] and PM 10 [β = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.19, 0.51]; DBP with PM 1 [β = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.42, 0.49], PM 2.5 [β = 0.31, 95% CI: 0.27, 0.35] and PM 10 [β = 0.32, 95% CI: 0.19, 0.45]; and hypertension with PM 1 [OR = 1.43, 95% CI: 1.40, 1.46], PM 2.5 [OR = 1.65, 95% CI: 1.29, 2.11] and PM 10 [OR = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.45]. Conclusion Both prenatal and postnatal exposure to PM can increase BP, contributing to a higher prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents.

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Authors
Liu, Y., Li, Y., Xu, H., Zhao, X., Zhu, Y., Zhao, B., Yao, Q., Duan, H., Guo, C., & Li, Y.
Affiliations
  • Capital Medical University (CN)
  • Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Li, Yan
  • Guo, Caixia
  • Li, Yanbo
Venue
Environmental Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-04
Volume
223
Pages
115373
ISSN
0013-9351 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4318563449
Cited by
21
References
82
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 1
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0.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
Locations
  • Environmental Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFC0211600, 2017YFC0211604)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
Keywords
particulate matter, PM2.5, PM10, prenatal air pollution exposure, pediatric hypertension, blood pressure, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, children and adolescents, air pollution health effects, PM2.5/PM10 ratio
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Air Pollutants, Air Pollution, Blood Pressure, Child, Environmental Exposure, Female, Humans, Hypertension, Pregnancy, Particulate Matter

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