Mental and physical stress responses to personal ultrafine particle exposure in adolescents.

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• Personal Author:
  Brokamp C ; Brunst KJ ; Reponen T ; Ryan PH ; Turner AL ; Wolfe C
• Description:
  Incidence rates of mental health disorders among adolescents is increasing, indicating a strong need for effective prevention efforts at a population level. The etiology of mental health disorders includes genetic, social, and environmental factors. Ultrafine particles (UFPs; particles less than 0.1 µm in diameter) have been shown to exert neurotoxic effects on the brain; however, epidemiologic evidence on the relationship between UFPs and childhood mental health outcomes is unclear. The objective of this study was to determine if exposure to UFPs was associated with symptoms of mental health in adolescents. Adolescents completed personal UFP monitoring for one week as well as a series of validated Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) assessments to measure five domains of mental and physical stress symptoms. Multivariable linear regression models were used to estimate the association between PROMIS domain T-scores and median weekly personal UFP exposure with the inclusion of interactions to explore sex differences. We observed that median weekly UFP exposure was significantly associated with physical stress symptoms (beta: 5.92 per 10-fold increase in UFPs, 95% CI [0.72, 11.13]) but no other measured domains. Further, we did not find effect modification by sex on any of the PROMIS outcomes. The results of this study indicate UFPs are associated with physical symptoms of stress response among adolescents, potentially contributing to mental health disorders in this population. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Epidemiology Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Ultrafine Particles; Exposure Monitoring; Mental Health Risk; Adolescent Mental Health; Adolescent Emotional Distress Exposure Assessment; Environmental Pollution; Ultrafine Particles; Adolescents; Mental Health; Neurotoxic Effects; Particle Size; Epidemiology;
• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065473
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Jun; 19(12):7509
• Contact Point Address:
  Ashley L. Turner, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
• Email:
  ashley.turner3@cchmc.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249449/cdc_249449_DS1.pdf
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