Journal article
Wildfire smoke exposure and respiratory health outcomes in young adults born extremely preterm or extremely low birthweight
A Haikerwal, LW Doyle, JD Wark, L Irving, JL Cheong
Environmental Research | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE | Published : 2021
Abstract
Objective: Adults born either extremely preterm (EP, <28 weeks gestation) or extremely low birthweight (ELBW, 2499 g). We compared self-reported adverse respiratory health outcomes in young adults born EP/ELBW with controls following smoke exposure from the 2019/2020 wildfires in the Australian state of Victoria, and explored if any effects were mediated by airway obstruction, reflected in the forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1). Methods: EP/ELBW participants were derived from all survivors born in the state of Victoria in 1991–92. Contemporaneous controls of normal birthweight (>2499 g) were recruited in the newborn period and matched for sociodemographic variables. Both groups had ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (Centre of Research Excellence #1060733; #1153176; Project Grant#1104300; Career Development Fellowship #1141354 to JLYC), and Operational Infrastructure Support Program from the state government of Victoria, Australia. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funding agencies. The funding sources had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; or decision to submit the manuscript for publication.