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Jing Chang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Residence proximity to traffic-related facilities is associated with Childhood asthma and rhinitis in Shandong, China.
Environment international, 2020Co-Authors: Wei Liu, Jiao Cai, Chen Huang, Jing ChangAbstract:Abstract Associations of asthma and rhinitis with residential traffic proximity were investigated in several studies, but conclusions were inconsistent. From January to April in 2015, a cross-sectional study was conducted in two cities of Shandong, China. Parents-reported questionnaires were collected from 69 Kindergartens for 3–6-year-olds preschoolers. Here we investigated associations of four traffic-related facilities (main traffic road, automobile 4S shop, filling station, and ground car park) close to residence with Childhood asthma and rhinitis under considering individual and residential characteristics. In the two-level (Kindergarten-Child) mixed-effect logistic regression analyses among 5640 Children who did not change residences since birth, filling station close to residence within 100 m (reference: >200 m) was significantly associated with lifetime-ever asthma (adjusted odds ratio, 95% confidence interval: 2.63, 1.28–5.40), wheeze (2.06, 1.35–3.15), rhinitis (1.69, 1.08–2.64) and current (past 12 months prior to the survey) wheeze (2.11, 1.34–3.34) and rhinitis (1.65, 1.05–2.59). Numbers of the facilities close to residence had dose-response relationships with odds of asthma, wheeze and rhinitis symptoms. These dose-response relationships were generally stronger in Children whose bedrooms were in the 1st-3rd floors, and in Children with low ventilation in bedroom and kitchen, and in Children from families who did not using natural gas for cooking. The similar associations were found in the sensitive analyses among all surveyed 9597 Children. Our results indicate that residence close to the traffic-related facilities likely is a risk factor for the occurrence of asthma and rhinitis among preschool Children. The studied associations could be modified by household ventilation and air pollutants.
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Residential Ambient Traffic in Relation to Childhood Pneumonia among Urban Children in Shandong, China: A Cross-Sectional Study.
International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018Co-Authors: Jing Chang, Wei Liu, Chen HuangAbstract:Pneumonia is a leading cause of Childhood death. Few studies have investigated associations between residential ambient environmental exposures and pneumonia. In January–April 2015, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Shandong Province (China) and collected 9597 (response rate: 78.7%) parent-reported questionnaires for 3–6-year-old Children from 69 urban Kindergartens. We then selected 5640 Children who had never changed residence since birth and examined associations between residential ambient traffic-related facilities and Childhood pneumonia considering residential characteristics. Prevalence of doctor-diagnosed pneumonia during lifetime-ever was 25.9%. In the multivariate logistic regression analyses, residence close to a main traffic road (adjusted odds ratio, 95% confidence interval: 1.23, 1.08–1.40) and automobile 4S shop (1.76, 1.16–2.67) within 200 m, residence close to a filling station within 100 m (1.71, 1.10–2.65; reference: >200 m), as well as having a ground car park in the residential community (1.24, 1.08–1.42) were significantly associated with Childhood pneumonia. The cumulative numbers of these traffic-related facilities had a positive dose-response relationship with the increased odds of Childhood pneumonia. These associations and dose-response relationships were stronger among boys and among Children with worse bedroom ventilation status during the night. Associations of residence close to the main traffic road and ground car parks in the residential community with Childhood pneumonia were stronger among Children living in the 1st–3rd floors than those living on higher floors. Similar results were found in the two-level (Kindergarten-Child) logistic regression analyses. Our findings indicate that living near traffic-related facilities is likely a risk factor for Childhood pneumonia among urban Children. The Child’s sex, bedroom floor level, and bedroom ventilation could modify associations of ambient traffic-related facilities with Childhood pneumonia.
Chen Huang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Residence proximity to traffic-related facilities is associated with Childhood asthma and rhinitis in Shandong, China.
Environment international, 2020Co-Authors: Wei Liu, Jiao Cai, Chen Huang, Jing ChangAbstract:Abstract Associations of asthma and rhinitis with residential traffic proximity were investigated in several studies, but conclusions were inconsistent. From January to April in 2015, a cross-sectional study was conducted in two cities of Shandong, China. Parents-reported questionnaires were collected from 69 Kindergartens for 3–6-year-olds preschoolers. Here we investigated associations of four traffic-related facilities (main traffic road, automobile 4S shop, filling station, and ground car park) close to residence with Childhood asthma and rhinitis under considering individual and residential characteristics. In the two-level (Kindergarten-Child) mixed-effect logistic regression analyses among 5640 Children who did not change residences since birth, filling station close to residence within 100 m (reference: >200 m) was significantly associated with lifetime-ever asthma (adjusted odds ratio, 95% confidence interval: 2.63, 1.28–5.40), wheeze (2.06, 1.35–3.15), rhinitis (1.69, 1.08–2.64) and current (past 12 months prior to the survey) wheeze (2.11, 1.34–3.34) and rhinitis (1.65, 1.05–2.59). Numbers of the facilities close to residence had dose-response relationships with odds of asthma, wheeze and rhinitis symptoms. These dose-response relationships were generally stronger in Children whose bedrooms were in the 1st-3rd floors, and in Children with low ventilation in bedroom and kitchen, and in Children from families who did not using natural gas for cooking. The similar associations were found in the sensitive analyses among all surveyed 9597 Children. Our results indicate that residence close to the traffic-related facilities likely is a risk factor for the occurrence of asthma and rhinitis among preschool Children. The studied associations could be modified by household ventilation and air pollutants.
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Residential Ambient Traffic in Relation to Childhood Pneumonia among Urban Children in Shandong, China: A Cross-Sectional Study.
International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018Co-Authors: Jing Chang, Wei Liu, Chen HuangAbstract:Pneumonia is a leading cause of Childhood death. Few studies have investigated associations between residential ambient environmental exposures and pneumonia. In January–April 2015, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Shandong Province (China) and collected 9597 (response rate: 78.7%) parent-reported questionnaires for 3–6-year-old Children from 69 urban Kindergartens. We then selected 5640 Children who had never changed residence since birth and examined associations between residential ambient traffic-related facilities and Childhood pneumonia considering residential characteristics. Prevalence of doctor-diagnosed pneumonia during lifetime-ever was 25.9%. In the multivariate logistic regression analyses, residence close to a main traffic road (adjusted odds ratio, 95% confidence interval: 1.23, 1.08–1.40) and automobile 4S shop (1.76, 1.16–2.67) within 200 m, residence close to a filling station within 100 m (1.71, 1.10–2.65; reference: >200 m), as well as having a ground car park in the residential community (1.24, 1.08–1.42) were significantly associated with Childhood pneumonia. The cumulative numbers of these traffic-related facilities had a positive dose-response relationship with the increased odds of Childhood pneumonia. These associations and dose-response relationships were stronger among boys and among Children with worse bedroom ventilation status during the night. Associations of residence close to the main traffic road and ground car parks in the residential community with Childhood pneumonia were stronger among Children living in the 1st–3rd floors than those living on higher floors. Similar results were found in the two-level (Kindergarten-Child) logistic regression analyses. Our findings indicate that living near traffic-related facilities is likely a risk factor for Childhood pneumonia among urban Children. The Child’s sex, bedroom floor level, and bedroom ventilation could modify associations of ambient traffic-related facilities with Childhood pneumonia.
Wei Liu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Residence proximity to traffic-related facilities is associated with Childhood asthma and rhinitis in Shandong, China.
Environment international, 2020Co-Authors: Wei Liu, Jiao Cai, Chen Huang, Jing ChangAbstract:Abstract Associations of asthma and rhinitis with residential traffic proximity were investigated in several studies, but conclusions were inconsistent. From January to April in 2015, a cross-sectional study was conducted in two cities of Shandong, China. Parents-reported questionnaires were collected from 69 Kindergartens for 3–6-year-olds preschoolers. Here we investigated associations of four traffic-related facilities (main traffic road, automobile 4S shop, filling station, and ground car park) close to residence with Childhood asthma and rhinitis under considering individual and residential characteristics. In the two-level (Kindergarten-Child) mixed-effect logistic regression analyses among 5640 Children who did not change residences since birth, filling station close to residence within 100 m (reference: >200 m) was significantly associated with lifetime-ever asthma (adjusted odds ratio, 95% confidence interval: 2.63, 1.28–5.40), wheeze (2.06, 1.35–3.15), rhinitis (1.69, 1.08–2.64) and current (past 12 months prior to the survey) wheeze (2.11, 1.34–3.34) and rhinitis (1.65, 1.05–2.59). Numbers of the facilities close to residence had dose-response relationships with odds of asthma, wheeze and rhinitis symptoms. These dose-response relationships were generally stronger in Children whose bedrooms were in the 1st-3rd floors, and in Children with low ventilation in bedroom and kitchen, and in Children from families who did not using natural gas for cooking. The similar associations were found in the sensitive analyses among all surveyed 9597 Children. Our results indicate that residence close to the traffic-related facilities likely is a risk factor for the occurrence of asthma and rhinitis among preschool Children. The studied associations could be modified by household ventilation and air pollutants.
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Residential Ambient Traffic in Relation to Childhood Pneumonia among Urban Children in Shandong, China: A Cross-Sectional Study.
International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018Co-Authors: Jing Chang, Wei Liu, Chen HuangAbstract:Pneumonia is a leading cause of Childhood death. Few studies have investigated associations between residential ambient environmental exposures and pneumonia. In January–April 2015, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Shandong Province (China) and collected 9597 (response rate: 78.7%) parent-reported questionnaires for 3–6-year-old Children from 69 urban Kindergartens. We then selected 5640 Children who had never changed residence since birth and examined associations between residential ambient traffic-related facilities and Childhood pneumonia considering residential characteristics. Prevalence of doctor-diagnosed pneumonia during lifetime-ever was 25.9%. In the multivariate logistic regression analyses, residence close to a main traffic road (adjusted odds ratio, 95% confidence interval: 1.23, 1.08–1.40) and automobile 4S shop (1.76, 1.16–2.67) within 200 m, residence close to a filling station within 100 m (1.71, 1.10–2.65; reference: >200 m), as well as having a ground car park in the residential community (1.24, 1.08–1.42) were significantly associated with Childhood pneumonia. The cumulative numbers of these traffic-related facilities had a positive dose-response relationship with the increased odds of Childhood pneumonia. These associations and dose-response relationships were stronger among boys and among Children with worse bedroom ventilation status during the night. Associations of residence close to the main traffic road and ground car parks in the residential community with Childhood pneumonia were stronger among Children living in the 1st–3rd floors than those living on higher floors. Similar results were found in the two-level (Kindergarten-Child) logistic regression analyses. Our findings indicate that living near traffic-related facilities is likely a risk factor for Childhood pneumonia among urban Children. The Child’s sex, bedroom floor level, and bedroom ventilation could modify associations of ambient traffic-related facilities with Childhood pneumonia.
Grace Kao - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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pre Kindergarten Child care and behavioral outcomes among Children of immigrants
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2009Co-Authors: Kristin Turney, Grace KaoAbstract:Abstract The school transition model suggests that Children's transitions into formal schooling can have lasting and profound implications for their educational careers, though this model is rarely used to understand the outcomes of Children of immigrants. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K), a nationally representative sample of Kindergarteners in 1998–1999, we examine the pre-Kindergarten Child care arrangements of Children of immigrants and how these care arrangements are associated with Children's behavior. We find that minority and immigrant Children are less likely than their native-born white counterparts to be enrolled in center-based care and other care, compared to parental care, prior to Kindergarten. We also find that ethnic origin is an important predictor of Child care usage. Finally, though center-based care, on average, is not independently associated with Children's behavior in Kindergarten, the association between center-based care and behaviors varies by race and immigrant status. Broadly, these findings underscore the importance of understanding how native- and foreign-born Children experience the transition to schooling, a critical period in the life course.
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Pre-Kindergarten Child care and behavioral outcomes among Children of immigrants ☆
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2009Co-Authors: Kristin Turney, Grace KaoAbstract:Abstract The school transition model suggests that Children's transitions into formal schooling can have lasting and profound implications for their educational careers, though this model is rarely used to understand the outcomes of Children of immigrants. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K), a nationally representative sample of Kindergarteners in 1998–1999, we examine the pre-Kindergarten Child care arrangements of Children of immigrants and how these care arrangements are associated with Children's behavior. We find that minority and immigrant Children are less likely than their native-born white counterparts to be enrolled in center-based care and other care, compared to parental care, prior to Kindergarten. We also find that ethnic origin is an important predictor of Child care usage. Finally, though center-based care, on average, is not independently associated with Children's behavior in Kindergarten, the association between center-based care and behaviors varies by race and immigrant status. Broadly, these findings underscore the importance of understanding how native- and foreign-born Children experience the transition to schooling, a critical period in the life course.
Michelle V. Porche - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Relation between Language Experiences in Preschool Classrooms and Children's Kindergarten and Fourth-Grade Language and Reading Abilities.
Child development, 2011Co-Authors: David K. Dickinson, Michelle V. PorcheAbstract:Indirect effects of preschool classroom indexes of teacher talk were tested on fourth-grade outcomes for 57 students from low-income families in a longitudinal study of classroom and home influences on reading. Detailed observations and audiotaped teacher and Child language data were coded to measure content and quantity of verbal interactions in preschool classrooms. Preschool teachers’ use of sophisticated vocabulary during free play predicted fourth-grade reading comprehension and word recognition (mean age = 9; 7), with effects mediated by Kindergarten Child language measures (mean age = 5; 6). In large group preschool settings, teachers’ attention-getting utterances were directly related to later comprehension. Preschool teachers’ correcting utterances and analytic talk about books, and early support in the home for literacy predicted fourth-grade vocabulary, as mediated by Kindergarten receptive vocabulary.
