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Associations between Exposure to Tobacco Smoke and Behavioral Problems in Preschool Japanese Children

BACKGROUND: A few studies related to pediatric behavior have measured secondhand smoke exposure in children using valid objective biochemical markers. We aimed at investigating the associations between current and cumulative exposure to tobacco smoke, measured both subjectively and objectively, and...

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Autores principales: Wada, Keiko, Ueyama, Jun, Konishi, Kie, Goto, Yuko, Koda, Sachi, Mizuta, Fumi, Tamura, Takashi, Watanabe, Kaori, Ando, Kyoko, Kondo, Takaaki, Nagata, Chisato
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7244947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32508936
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7591263
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author Wada, Keiko
Ueyama, Jun
Konishi, Kie
Goto, Yuko
Koda, Sachi
Mizuta, Fumi
Tamura, Takashi
Watanabe, Kaori
Ando, Kyoko
Kondo, Takaaki
Nagata, Chisato
author_facet Wada, Keiko
Ueyama, Jun
Konishi, Kie
Goto, Yuko
Koda, Sachi
Mizuta, Fumi
Tamura, Takashi
Watanabe, Kaori
Ando, Kyoko
Kondo, Takaaki
Nagata, Chisato
author_sort Wada, Keiko
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description BACKGROUND: A few studies related to pediatric behavior have measured secondhand smoke exposure in children using valid objective biochemical markers. We aimed at investigating the associations between current and cumulative exposure to tobacco smoke, measured both subjectively and objectively, and behavioral problems in children. METHODS: Subjects were 437 Japanese children, aged 3–6 years in 2006. Exposure to tobacco smoke was evaluated from a parent-administered questionnaire and urinary cotinine concentrations. The cotinine concentrations were measured using first-void morning urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Children's behaviors were assessed by the parent-completed Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. RESULTS: After multiple adjustments for covariates, higher total difficulty scores of children were significantly associated with the larger number of cigarettes parents smoke, more smokers among cohabiters, and more pack-years of exposure to tobacco smoke from parents and cohabiters. The total difficulty scores were 8.72, 9.09, and 10.52, respectively, for children in the low, middle, and high tertiles of creatinine-corrected cotinine concentrations in urine (p=0.002, trend p=0.005). There was no substantial sex difference in the positive associations between passive smoking and the SDQ scores. CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to tobacco smoke in early childhood may be involved in the development of pediatric behavioral problems. The importance of reducing the exposure of children to tobacco smoke, particularly in the home, was further emphasized for the prevention of psychological and behavioral problems in childhood.
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spelling pubmed-72449472020-06-06 Associations between Exposure to Tobacco Smoke and Behavioral Problems in Preschool Japanese Children Wada, Keiko Ueyama, Jun Konishi, Kie Goto, Yuko Koda, Sachi Mizuta, Fumi Tamura, Takashi Watanabe, Kaori Ando, Kyoko Kondo, Takaaki Nagata, Chisato J Environ Public Health Research Article BACKGROUND: A few studies related to pediatric behavior have measured secondhand smoke exposure in children using valid objective biochemical markers. We aimed at investigating the associations between current and cumulative exposure to tobacco smoke, measured both subjectively and objectively, and behavioral problems in children. METHODS: Subjects were 437 Japanese children, aged 3–6 years in 2006. Exposure to tobacco smoke was evaluated from a parent-administered questionnaire and urinary cotinine concentrations. The cotinine concentrations were measured using first-void morning urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Children's behaviors were assessed by the parent-completed Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. RESULTS: After multiple adjustments for covariates, higher total difficulty scores of children were significantly associated with the larger number of cigarettes parents smoke, more smokers among cohabiters, and more pack-years of exposure to tobacco smoke from parents and cohabiters. The total difficulty scores were 8.72, 9.09, and 10.52, respectively, for children in the low, middle, and high tertiles of creatinine-corrected cotinine concentrations in urine (p=0.002, trend p=0.005). There was no substantial sex difference in the positive associations between passive smoking and the SDQ scores. CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to tobacco smoke in early childhood may be involved in the development of pediatric behavioral problems. The importance of reducing the exposure of children to tobacco smoke, particularly in the home, was further emphasized for the prevention of psychological and behavioral problems in childhood. Hindawi 2020-05-14 /pmc/articles/PMC7244947/ /pubmed/32508936 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7591263 Text en Copyright © 2020 Keiko Wada et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Ueyama, Jun
Konishi, Kie
Goto, Yuko
Koda, Sachi
Mizuta, Fumi
Tamura, Takashi
Watanabe, Kaori
Ando, Kyoko
Kondo, Takaaki
Nagata, Chisato
Associations between Exposure to Tobacco Smoke and Behavioral Problems in Preschool Japanese Children
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title_short Associations between Exposure to Tobacco Smoke and Behavioral Problems in Preschool Japanese Children
title_sort associations between exposure to tobacco smoke and behavioral problems in preschool japanese children
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7244947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32508936
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7591263
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