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Title: Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Neuromotor Function in Rural Children.

Authors: Yeramaneni, Samrat; Dietrich, Kim N; Yolton, Kimberly; Parsons, Patrick J; Aldous, Kenneth M; Haynes, Erin N

Published In J Pediatr, (2015 Aug)

Abstract: To investigate the relationship between secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure and neuromotor function in children.We studied 404 children aged 7-9 years who were exposed to SHS and other environmental neurotoxicants. Parents reported smoking habits, and serum cotinine levels were measured in children to determine SHS exposure. The Halstead-Reitan Finger Oscillation Test, Purdue Grooved Pegboard Test-Kiddie version, and Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency 2-Short Form were used to assess neuromotor function. Multivariable regression models that accounted for potential confounders were used to evaluate the associations.Approximately 50% of the children were exposed to SHS based on serum cotinine measures. Exposure to SHS was significantly associated with motor impairment in children, including diminished visuomotor coordination (P = .01), fine motor integration (P = .01), balance (P = .02), and strength (P = .04) after adjusting for exposures to lead and manganese, age, sex, body mass index, measures of parental cognitive abilities, parental education, and quality of home environment.SHS is a neurotoxicant that may be associated with impaired childhood neuromotor function.

PubMed ID: 25882879 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Child; Child Development/drug effects*; Cotinine/blood*; Environmental Exposure/analysis*; Female; Humans; Male; Motor Skills/physiology*; Parents; Rural Population*; Tobacco Smoke Pollution/adverse effects*; Tobacco Smoke Pollution/analysis*

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