Faculty of Health, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; GeoHealth Laboratory, Geospatial Research Institute, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
GeoHealth Laboratory, Geospatial Research Institute, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol. 2024 Aug;50:100675. doi: 10.1016/j.sste.2024.100675. Epub 2024 Jun 29.
Spatial life course epidemiological approaches offer promise for prospectively examining the impacts of air pollution exposure on longer-term health outcomes, but existing research is limited. An essential aspect, often overlooked is the comprehensiveness of exposure data across the lifecourse. The primary objective was to meticulously reconstruct historical estimates of air pollution exposure to include prenatal exposure as well as annual exposure from birth to 10 years (1977-1987) for each cohort member. We linked these data from a birth cohort of 1,265 individuals, born in Aotearoa/New Zealand in mid-1977 and studied to age 40, to historical air pollution data to create estimates of exposure from birth to 10 years (1977-1987). Improvements in air quality over time were found. However, outcomes varied by demographic and socioeconomic factors. Future research should examine how inequitable air pollution exposure is related to health outcomes over the life course.
空间生命历程流行病学方法有望前瞻性地检验空气污染暴露对长期健康结果的影响，但现有研究有限。一个重要的方面往往被忽视，即生命历程中暴露数据的全面性。主要目标是精心重建空气污染暴露的历史估计值，包括胎儿期暴露以及每个队列成员从出生到 10 岁（1977-1987 年）的年度暴露。我们将这些数据与 1977 年年中在新西兰出生的 1265 名个体的出生队列联系起来，并对其进行研究，以了解他们在 40 岁时的情况，然后将这些数据与历史空气污染数据相关联，以创建从出生到 10 岁（1977-1987 年）的暴露估计值。研究发现，随着时间的推移，空气质量有所改善。然而，结果因人口统计学和社会经济因素而异。未来的研究应该研究在生命历程中，不平等的空气污染暴露与健康结果之间的关系。
