The Combined Influence of Air Pollution and Home Learning Environment on Early Cognitive Skills in Children.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Elle LettLuz Claudio

Abstract

Cognitive skills are one component of school readiness that reflect a child's neurodevelopment and are influenced by environmental and social factors. Most studies assess the impact of these factors individually, without taking into consideration the complex interactions of multiple factors. The objective of this study was to examine the joint association of markers of environmental pollution and of social factors on early cognitive skills in an urban cohort of children. For this, we chose isophorone in ambient air as a marker of industrial air pollution. Low quality home learning environments was chosen as a marker of the social factors contributing to cognitive development. Using a subpopulation from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (N = 4050), isophorone exposure was assigned using the 2002 National Air Toxics Assessment. Home learning environment was assessed with a modified version of the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) Inventory, and standardized math assessment scores were used as a measure of early cognitive skills. Multiple linear regression was used to estimate the effect of both exposures on math scores. After adjustment for confounders, children living in areas with amb...Continue Reading

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Sep 6, 2020·Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology : Official Journal of the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology·Urszula Lopuszanska, Marzena Samardakiewicz
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