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  1. Article ; Online: Intrauterine and Extrauterine Environmental PM

    Paz-Aparicio, Valeria M / Tapia, Vilma / Vasquez-Apestegui, Bertha Vanessa / Steenland, Kyle / Gonzales, Gustavo F

    Toxics

    2022  Volume 10, Issue 8

    Abstract: There is evidence that PM2.5 could be obesogenic. Lima is one of the most polluted cities in South America, with an increasing prevalence of childhood obesity. This study aimed to determine the association between PM2.5 exposure of children aged 6 to 59 ... ...

    Abstract There is evidence that PM2.5 could be obesogenic. Lima is one of the most polluted cities in South America, with an increasing prevalence of childhood obesity. This study aimed to determine the association between PM2.5 exposure of children aged 6 to 59 months and being overweight or obese (O/O) in a significant dataset survey. Cases were defined when weight for height Z-score (WHZ) was >2 standard deviations (SD) from the mean, for each sex. A control was defined when WHZ was between ±2 SD. We used a conditional logistic regression model to calculate the odds ratio (OR) between extrauterine and intrauterine PM2.5 exposure and O/O. Extrauterine PM2.5 exposure was evaluated as a 6-month PM2.5 mean prior to the survey. We found a significant association between O/O and extrauterine (OR: 1.57, 1.51−1.63) and intrauterine (OR: 1.99, 1.88−2.12) PM2.5 exposure for an increment of 10 μg/m3. The ORs increased as the quartile increased in both exposures. We observed a higher association in children aged 6−11 months (OR: 3.07, 2.84−3.31). In conclusion, higher levels of PM2.5 in Lima and Callao were associated with cases of O/O in children from 6 to 59 months, with the association higher for prenatal exposure.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2733883-6
    ISSN 2305-6304 ; 2305-6304
    ISSN (online) 2305-6304
    ISSN 2305-6304
    DOI 10.3390/toxics10080487
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  2. Article ; Online: Association between air pollution in Lima and the high incidence of COVID-19: findings from a post hoc analysis.

    Vasquez-Apestegui, Bertha V / Parras-Garrido, Enrique / Tapia, Vilma / Paz-Aparicio, Valeria M / Rojas, Jhojan P / Sanchez-Ccoyllo, Odón R / Gonzales, Gustavo F

    BMC public health

    2021  Volume 21, Issue 1, Page(s) 1161

    Abstract: Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) originated in the People's Republic of China in December 2019. Thereafter, a global logarithmic expansion of cases occurred. Some countries have a higher rate of infections despite the early implementation ...

    Abstract Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) originated in the People's Republic of China in December 2019. Thereafter, a global logarithmic expansion of cases occurred. Some countries have a higher rate of infections despite the early implementation of quarantine. Air pollution might be related to high susceptibility to the virus and associated case fatality rates (deaths/cases*100). Lima, Peru, has the second highest incidence of COVID-19 in Latin America and also has one the highest levels of air pollution in the region.
    Methods: This study investigated the association of levels of PM
    Results: There were 128,700 cases in Lima and 2382 deaths due to COVID-19. The case fatality rate was 1.93%. Previous exposure to PM
    Conclusions: After adjusting for age, sex and number of food markets, the higher rates of COVID-19 in Metropolitan Lima are attributable to the increased PM
    MeSH term(s) Air Pollutants/adverse effects ; Air Pollutants/analysis ; Air Pollution/adverse effects ; Air Pollution/analysis ; COVID-19 ; Child, Preschool ; China/epidemiology ; Humans ; Incidence ; Particulate Matter/adverse effects ; Particulate Matter/analysis ; Peru/epidemiology ; SARS-CoV-2
    Chemical Substances Air Pollutants ; Particulate Matter
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2041338-5
    ISSN 1471-2458 ; 1471-2458
    ISSN (online) 1471-2458
    ISSN 1471-2458
    DOI 10.1186/s12889-021-11232-7
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  3. Article ; Online: Association between air pollution in Lima and the high incidence of COVID-19

    Bertha V. Vasquez-Apestegui / Enrique Parras-Garrido / Vilma Tapia / Valeria M. Paz-Aparicio / Jhojan P. Rojas / Odón R. Sanchez-Ccoyllo / Gustavo F. Gonzales

    BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    findings from a post hoc analysis

    2021  Volume 13

    Abstract: Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) originated in the People’s Republic of China in December 2019. Thereafter, a global logarithmic expansion of cases occurred. Some countries have a higher rate of infections despite the early ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) originated in the People’s Republic of China in December 2019. Thereafter, a global logarithmic expansion of cases occurred. Some countries have a higher rate of infections despite the early implementation of quarantine. Air pollution might be related to high susceptibility to the virus and associated case fatality rates (deaths/cases*100). Lima, Peru, has the second highest incidence of COVID-19 in Latin America and also has one the highest levels of air pollution in the region. Methods This study investigated the association of levels of PM2.5 exposure in previous years (2010–2016) in 24 districts of Lima with cases, deaths and case fatality rates for COVID-19. Multiple linear regression was used to evaluate this association controlled by age, sex, population density and number of food markets per district. The study period was from March 6 to June 12, 2020. Results There were 128,700 cases in Lima and 2382 deaths due to COVID-19. The case fatality rate was 1.93%. Previous exposure to PM2.5 (2010—2016) was associated with the number of COVID-19- cases (β = 0.07; 95% CI: 0.034–0.107) and deaths (β = 0.0014; 95% CI: 0.0006–0.0.0023) but not with the case fatality rate. Conclusions After adjusting for age, sex and number of food markets, the higher rates of COVID-19 in Metropolitan Lima are attributable to the increased PM2.5 exposure in the previous years, among other reasons. Reduction in air pollution from a long-term perspective and social distancing are needed to prevent the spread of virus outbreaks.
    Keywords Air pollution ; Social distancing ; Particulate matter ; Long-term exposure ; Fatality rate ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 333
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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