Prenatal, Early-Life and Lifetime Exposure to Air Pollution and Childhood Lung Function and Asthma: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) Cohort Study

Longitudinal cohort studies provide unique opportunities to investigate the health impact of air pollution. We aimed to enhance the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) birth cohort study through the systematic collection of routinely monitored air pollution data collected by local authorities and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) using a range of sensor technologies. These sensor data are in themselves not well suited for population epidemiology, rather these data are primarily used for validating and calibrating modelled air pollution concentration data over study areas. In this data note we describe the sources of routine air pollution monitoring data and detail data of pollutants including nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, benzene and ozone collated from the local authorities that overlap the ALSPAC catchment area (Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and part of Bath and North East Somerset).

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Adverse childhood experiences and early life inflammation in the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children

Psychoneuroendocrinology ◽

10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104914 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 122 ◽

pp. 104914

Author(s):

Rebecca E Lacey ◽

Mel Bartley ◽

Michelle Kelly-Irving ◽

Leonardo Bevilacqua ◽

Eleonora Iob ◽

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Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Early Life ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Parents And Children ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

Avon Longitudinal Study

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The prevalence of symptoms and consultations in pre-school children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC): a prospective cohort study

Family Practice ◽

10.1093/fampra/cmi035 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 367-374 ◽

Cited By ~ 104

Author(s):

Alastair D Hay ◽

Jon Heron ◽

Andy Ness

Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Prospective Cohort Study ◽

School Children ◽

Prospective Cohort ◽

Parents And Children ◽

Avon Longitudinal Study

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Diet at Age 10 and 13 Years in Children Identified as Picky Eaters at Age 3 Years and in Children Who Are Persistent Picky Eaters in A Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu11040807 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 807 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Caroline M Taylor ◽

Nicholas P Hays ◽

Pauline M Emmett

Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Eating Behaviour ◽

Food Choices ◽

Birth Cohort Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Picky Eating ◽

Effective Strategies ◽

Parents And Children ◽

Avon Longitudinal Study

Picky eating has been associated with lower intakes of some nutrients and foods during preschool ages but there is little known about the longer-term diet. The aim of this study was to characterise the diets of children aged 10 and 13 years who had been identified as: (1) picky eaters at age 3 years (cross-sectional); and (2) picky eaters at 2–5.5 years old (longitudinal). Picky eating behaviour (PE) was identified in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) from parental/caregiver questionnaires. Dietary intake was assessed at age 3.5 years and repeated at 10 and 13 years. For cross-sectional PE compared with non-PE there were differences at age 10 years that were similar to those at 3.5 years: lower intakes of protein (−5%) and fibre (−7%) and of meat (−15%), fruit (−10%) and vegetables (−33%). At 13 years, differences in vegetable (−23%), fruit (−14%) and meat (−8%) intakes were evident. For longitudinal (persistent) PE, differences were more pronounced at each age. More effective strategies to help parents to widen the food choices of their children at early ages need to be developed, focusing particularly on vegetable and fruit intakes.

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