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Campos-Sánchez I, Navarrete-Muñoz EM, Hurtado-Pomares M, Júlvez J, Lertxundi N, Martens DS, Fernández-Somoano A, Riaño-Galán I, Guxens M, Ibarluzea JM, Nawrot T, Valera-Gran D. Association between telomere length and neuropsychological function at 4-5 years in children from the INMA project: a cross-sectional study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2024:10.1007/s00787-023-02361-y. [PMID: 38246982 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-023-02361-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
Abstract
Shortened telomere length (TL) has been associated with lower cognitive performance, different neurological diseases in adults, and certain neurodevelopmental disorders in children. However, the evidence about the association between TL and neuropsychological developmental outcomes in children from the general population is scarce. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the association between TL and neuropsychological function in children 4-5 years of age. We included 686 children from the INMA Project, a population-based birth cohort in Spain. Leucocyte TL was determined by quantitative PCR method, and neuropsychological outcomes were measured using the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MCSA). Multiple linear regression models were used to estimate associations adjusted for potential confounding variables. Main findings showed that a longer TL was associated with a higher mean working memory score (β = 4.55; 95% CI = 0.39, 8.71). In addition, longer TL was associated with a higher mean global quantitative score (β = 3.85; 95% CI = -0.19, 7.89), although the association was marginally significant. To our knowledge, this is the first study that shows a positive association between TL and better neuropsychological outcomes in children. Although further research is required to confirm these results, this study supports the hypothesis that TL is essential in protecting and maintaining a child's health, including cognitive functions such as working memory.
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- Irene Campos-Sánchez
- Department of Surgery and Pathology, Miguel Hernandez University, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Surgery and Pathology, Miguel Hernandez University, Alicante, Spain.
- Grupo de Investigación en Terapia Ocupacional (InTeO), Miguel Hernandez University, Alicante, Spain.
- Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research, Alicante, Spain.
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- Department of Surgery and Pathology, Miguel Hernandez University, Alicante, Spain
- Grupo de Investigación en Terapia Ocupacional (InTeO), Miguel Hernandez University, Alicante, Spain
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- Clinical and Epidemiological Neuroscience (NeuroÈpia), Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Reus, Spain
- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development Group, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
- School of Psychology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Oncología Del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA) - Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Servicio de Pediatría, Endocrinología Pediátrica, HUCA, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development Group, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
- School of Psychology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, San Sebastián, Spain
- Sub-Directorate for Public Health and Addictions of Gipuzkoa, Ministry of Health of the Basque Government, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery and Pathology, Miguel Hernandez University, Alicante, Spain
- Grupo de Investigación en Terapia Ocupacional (InTeO), Miguel Hernandez University, Alicante, Spain
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González-Safont L, Rebagliato M, Arregi A, Carrasco P, Guxens M, Vegas O, Julvez J, Estarlich M. Sleep problems at ages 8-9 and ADHD symptoms at ages 10-11: evidence in three cohorts from INMA study. Eur J Pediatr 2023; 182:5211-5222. [PMID: 37721582 PMCID: PMC10640481 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-05145-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
Abstract
Sleep problems and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are interrelated during childhood and preadolescence. The objective of this work is assessing if sleep problems at ages 8-9 represent an alarm sign for presenting ADHD problems at ages 10-11 in three cohorts from INMA Study. Participants were 1244 children from Gipuzkoa, Sabadell, and Valencia cohorts. Sleep problems were assessed (ages 8-9) with the sleep items of the Child's Behaviour Checklist (CBCL), and ADHD problems were collected through the Conner's Parent Rating Scales-Revised: Short Form (CPRS-R:S) (age 10-11). Minimally and fully adjusted negative binomial models were fitted for each CPRS-R:S scale. Linearity of the relationship was assessed with generalized additive models (cubic smoothing splines with 2, 3, and 4 knots). For sensitivity analyses, children with previous symptoms, those born preterm and small for gestational age, and cases with extreme values, were excluded. Sleep problems presented IRR (95% CI) of 1.14 (1.10-1.19), 1.20 (1.14-1.26), 1.18 (1.11-1.25), and 1.18 (1.13-1.23) for opposition, inattention, hyperactivity, and ADHD scales, respectively. Fully adjusted models slightly decreased the IRR, but the association remained similar and significant. Sensitivity analyses showed similar results to fully adjusted models with only hyperactivity shown a slight decrease on significance (p = 0.051) when ADHD cases at age 9 were excluded. Conclusion: Sleep problems are an alarm sign for later neurodevelopment problems such as ADHD. Healthcare systems could take advantage implementing policies to pay special attention on the sleep habits and sleep hygiene. This could contribute to add evidence to public health programmes such as the Healthy Child Programme.
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- Llúcia González-Safont
- Nursing and Chiropody Faculty of Valencia University, Nineteenth of Menéndez Pelayo St., 46010, Valencia, Spain
- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Fifth of Monforte Lemos St., 28029, Madrid, Spain
- JRU in Epidemiology, Environment and Health FISABIO-UJI-UV, Valencia, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Fifth of Monforte Lemos St., 28029, Madrid, Spain
- JRU in Epidemiology, Environment and Health FISABIO-UJI-UV, Valencia, Spain
- Predepartamental Unit of Medicine of Universitat Jaume I, Faculty of Health Sciences of Jaume I University, Sos Baynat Av, 12071, Castelló, Spain
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- University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain
- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Dr. Beguiristain Av, 20014, San Sebastian, Spain
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- JRU in Epidemiology, Environment and Health FISABIO-UJI-UV, Valencia, Spain.
- Predepartamental Unit of Medicine of Universitat Jaume I, Faculty of Health Sciences of Jaume I University, Sos Baynat Av, 12071, Castelló, Spain.
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Fifth of Monforte Lemos St., 28029, Madrid, Spain
- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), Eighty-Eighth Doctor Aiguader Av, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, 48940, Leioa, Spain
- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Dr. Beguiristain Av, 20014, San Sebastian, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Fifth of Monforte Lemos St., 28029, Madrid, Spain
- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), Eighty-Eighth Doctor Aiguader Av, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Nursing and Chiropody Faculty of Valencia University, Nineteenth of Menéndez Pelayo St., 46010, Valencia, Spain
- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Fifth of Monforte Lemos St., 28029, Madrid, Spain
- JRU in Epidemiology, Environment and Health FISABIO-UJI-UV, Valencia, Spain
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Soler-Blasco R, Llop S, Riutort-Mayol G, Lozano M, Vallejo-Ortega J, Murcia M, Ballester F, Irizar A, Andiarena A, Fernandez-Jimenez N, Braeuer S, Harari F. Genetic Susceptibility to Neurotoxicity Related to Prenatal Inorganic Arsenic Exposure in Young Spanish Children. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:15366-15378. [PMID: 37787746 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c03336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
Abstract
We explored the influence of child and maternal single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes related to neurological function and arsenic metabolism (i.e., ABCA1, ABCB1, PON1, CYP3A, BDNF, GSTP1, MT2A, and APOE as well as AS3MT) on the association between prenatal arsenic (As) exposure and methylation efficiency and neuropsychological development in 4-5-year-old children. Participants were 549 mother-child pairs from the INMA (Environment and Childhood) Spanish Project. We measured inorganic arsenic (iAs) and the metabolites monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) in urine samples collected during pregnancy. Neuropsychological development was assessed at the age of 4-5 years using the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA). Several SNPs were determined in maternal and child DNA; AS3MT and APOE haplotypes were inferred. The median ∑As (sum of iAs, DMA, and MMA) was 7.08 μg/g creatinine. Statistically significant interactions for children's APOE haplotype were observed. Specifically, ε4-carrier children had consistently lower MSCA scores in several scales with increasing ∑As and MMA concentrations. These results provide evidence regarding the neurotoxic effects of early life exposure to As, observing that the APOE ε4 allele could make children more vulnerable to this exposure.
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- Raquel Soler-Blasco
- Department of Nursing, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain
- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, 46020 Valencia, Spain
- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, 46020 Valencia, Spain
- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region, FISABIO-Public Health, 46020 Valencia, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, 46020 Valencia, Spain
- Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Sciences, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine Department, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region, FISABIO-Public Health, 46020 Valencia, Spain
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- Health Policy Planning and Evaluation Service, Conselleria de Sanitat Universal i Salut Pública, Generalitat Valenciana, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Nursing, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain
- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, 46020 Valencia, Spain
- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, 20014 San Sebastian, Spain
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health of the University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, 20014 San Sebastian, Spain
- Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, Biocruces-Bizkaia Health Research Institute and University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48903 Leioa, Spain
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringer Strasse 38, Vienna 1090, Austria
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Ish J, Symanski E, Gimeno Ruiz de Porras D, Casas M, Delclos GL, Guxens M, Ibarluzea JM, Iñiguez C, Lertxundi A, Rebagliato M, Swartz MD, Whitworth KW. Maternal occupational exposure to chemicals and child cognitive function. Pediatr Res 2022; 92:1153-1160. [PMID: 35578010 PMCID: PMC9887679 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-022-02089-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Limited data exist regarding child neurodevelopment in relation to maternal occupational exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). METHODS We included 1058 mother-child pairs from the INfancia y Medio Ambiente (INMA) project (2003-2008). Using a job-exposure matrix, exposure probability scores for ten EDC groups were assigned to each mother based on her longest held job during pregnancy. At the child's 5-year visit, the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities was administered, yielding the general cognitive index and scales for specific cognitive domains. We analyzed region-specific associations between EDC exposures and each outcome separately using adjusted linear regression and combined region-specific effect estimates using random-effects meta-analyses. RESULTS Approximately 24% of women were exposed to at least one EDC group, but exposure to most individual EDC groups was low (<5%). Maternal organic solvent exposure was associated with lower quantitative scores among children (-5.8 points, 95% confidence interval: -11.0, -0.5). Though statistically non-significant, exposures to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, phthalates, alkylphenolic compounds, and miscellaneous chemicals were associated with poorer offspring performance for most or all cognitive domains. CONCLUSIONS This study found limited evidence for a role of maternal occupational EDC exposures on child cognition. Further research is needed to better characterize exposures among pregnant workers. IMPACT Using data from a prospective birth cohort, we help fill an important research gap regarding the potential consequences of work-related exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) among pregnant women on child neurodevelopment. We expand on existing literature-largely limited to pesticide and organic solvent exposures-by using a job-exposure matrix to estimate exposure to several EDC groups. We found limited evidence of an association between maternal occupational EDC exposure and children's overall cognition. We did observe specific associations between exposure to organic solvents and lower quantitative reasoning scores.
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- Jennifer Ish
- Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH), Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health in San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Center for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH), Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health in San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Madrid, Spain
- Center for Research in Occupational Health (CiSAL), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Madrid, Spain
- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Madrid, Spain
- Center for Research in Occupational Health (CiSAL), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH), Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA
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- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Madrid, Spain
- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Madrid, Spain
- Biodonostia, Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development Group, San Sebastian, Spain
- Health Department of the Basque Government, Sub-directorate of Public Health of Gipuzkoa, San Sebastian, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Statistics and Operational Research, Universitat de València, València, Spain
- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I Universitat de València, València, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Madrid, Spain
- Biodonostia, Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development Group, San Sebastian, Spain
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Madrid, Spain
- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I Universitat de València, València, Spain
- Unit of Medicine, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
- Center for Precision Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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Puig-Vallverdú J, Romaguera D, Fernández-Barrés S, Gignac F, Ibarluzea J, Santa-Maria L, Llop S, Gonzalez S, Vioque J, Riaño-Galán I, Fernández-Tardón G, Pinar A, Turner MC, Arija V, Salas-Savadó J, Vrijheid M, Julvez J. The association between maternal ultra-processed food consumption during pregnancy and child neuropsychological development: A population-based birth cohort study. Clin Nutr 2022; 41:2275-2283. [PMID: 36087519 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2022.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Soler-Blasco R, Murcia M, Lozano M, Sarzo B, Esplugues A, Riutort-Mayol G, Vioque J, Lertxundi N, Santa Marina L, Lertxundi A, Irizar A, Braeuer S, Ballester F, Llop S. Prenatal arsenic exposure, arsenic methylation efficiency, and neuropsychological development among preschool children in a Spanish birth cohort. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 207:112208. [PMID: 34662579 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Prenatal arsenic (As) exposure could negatively affect child neuropsychological development, but the current evidence is inconclusive. OBJECTIVES To explore the relationship between prenatal urinary total As (TAs) concentrations, the As species and the methylation efficiency, and child neuropsychological development in a Spanish birth cohort. We also studied the effect modification produced by sex and several nutrients and elements. MATERIALS AND METHODS Study subjects were 807 mother-child pairs participating in the INMA (Childhood and Environment) Project. Urinary TAs and its metabolites, monomethylarsonic acid (MMA), dimethylarsinic acid (DMA), inorganic As (iAs) and arsenobetaine were measured in the first trimester of pregnancy. Methylation efficiency was determined through the percentages of the metabolites and using principal component analysis. Children's neuropsychological development was assessed at the age of 4-5 years using the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA). Multivariable linear regression models were built to assess the association between TAs, the As species and the maternal methylation efficiency, and the neuropsychological scores. We explored effect modification by sex, iron status, maternal nutrients status (serum manganese and selenium, and urinary zinc), and maternal vitamins intake (folate, and vitamins B12 and B6). RESULTS The geometric mean (95%CI) of ∑As (sum of DMA, MMA and iAs) was 7.78 (7.41, 8.17) μg/g creatinine. MMA concentrations were inversely associated with the scores for the general, verbal, quantitative, memory, executive function and working memory scales (i.e. β [CI95%] = -1.37 [-2.33, -0.41] for the general scale). An inverse association between %MMA and the memory scores was found. Children whose mothers had lower manganese, zinc and ferritin concentrations obtained lower scores on several MSCA scales with decreasing As methylation efficiency. DISCUSSION An inverse association was observed between MMA concentrations and children's neuropsychological development. Maternal levels of manganese, zinc and ferritin affected the association between As methylation efficiency and MSCA scores.
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- Raquel Soler-Blasco
- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain; Health Information Systems Analysis Service, Conselleria de Sanitat, Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain; Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Sciences, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine Department, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region, FISABIO-Public Health, Valencia, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; Department of Nursing, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region, FISABIO-Public Health, Valencia, Spain
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- Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research, ISABIAL-UMH, Alicante, Spain
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- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain; Faculty of Psychology of the University of the Basque Country, UPV/ EHU, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain; Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa, Basque Government, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain; Departament of Preventive Medicine and Public Health of the University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Spain.
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- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain; Departament of Preventive Medicine and Public Health of the University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Spain
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; Department of Nursing, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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Krasner A, Dennis M, Shoulberg EK, Hoza B, Scott H, Martin CP. ADHD Behaviors and Social Functioning in Preschool Children: The Moderating Role of Emotion Recognition. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10862-022-09957-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Irizar A, Molinuevo A, Andiarena A, Jimeno-Romero A, San Román A, Broberg K, Llop S, Soler-Blasco R, Murcia M, Ballester F, Lertxundi A. Prenatal manganese serum levels and neurodevelopment at 4 years of age. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 197:111172. [PMID: 33857462 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The excess of manganese (Mn) causes severe deleterious effects in the central nervous system, and the developing brain is especially sensitive to Mn overload. However, results of prospective studies regarding Mn neurodevelopmental effects remain inconclusive. The present study aims at studying the association of prenatal Mn exposure and neurodevelopment at 4-5 years of age. METHODS Mn serum concentration was measured in 1465 pregnant women from the INMA (INfancia y MedioAmbiente, Environment and Childhood) Project. Neurodevelopment was assessed using a standardized version of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA). Multivariate regression models were used for data analysis. RESULTS No association was found between Mn levels in serum and any of the McCarthy scales. However, the stratification by sex showed a positive and beneficial association of prenatal Mn levels and the verbal, quantitative and general-cognitive scales in girls (β (95%CI): 4 (0.03, 7.96), 4.5 (0.43, 8.57) and 4.32 (0.6, 8.05), respectively). CONCLUSIONS A beneficial association was found for the first time between prenatal Mn levels measured in serum and neurodevelopment of female offspring at 4 years of age, which could have implications on public health policies, specifically on the establishment of policies promoting prenatal health related to dietary deficits of micronutrients such as Mn.
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- Amaia Irizar
- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Group of Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development, Paseo Doctor Begiristain s/n, 20014, San Sebastian, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C/Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029, Madrid, Spain; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Spain; Department of Social Psychology and Methodology of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Avenida Tolosa 70, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain.
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- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Group of Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development, Paseo Doctor Begiristain s/n, 20014, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Group of Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development, Paseo Doctor Begiristain s/n, 20014, San Sebastian, Spain; Department of Social Psychology and Methodology of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Avenida Tolosa 70, 20018, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Basque Country, Spain; Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Basque Country (PiE-UPV/EHU), Plentzia, Basque, Spain
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- Unit of Metals and Health, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C/Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029, Madrid, Spain; Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain; Health Information Systems Analysis Service, Conselleria de Sanitat, Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C/Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029, Madrid, Spain; Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain; Department of Nursing, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Group of Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development, Paseo Doctor Begiristain s/n, 20014, San Sebastian, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, C/Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029, Madrid, Spain; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Spain
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Association of placental concentrations of phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals with cognitive functioning in preschool children from the Environment and Childhood (INMA) Project. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2020; 230:113597. [PMID: 32795877 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Developmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) and other phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may affect child neurodevelopment, but data on the effects of prenatal exposure to phenols on cognitive function remain sparse. Our aim was to examine the association of placental concentrations of several phenolic EDCs, including BPA, parabens (PBs), and benzophenones (BzPs), with cognitive development in preschool children from the Environment and Childhood (INMA) Project in Spain. Concentrations of BPA, four PBs (methylparaben [MePB], ethylparaben [EtPB], propylparaben [PrPB], and butylparaben [BuPB]), and six BzPs (BzP-1, BzP-2, BzP-3, BzP-6, BzP-8, and 4-hydroxybenzophenone [4-OH-BzP]) were measured in 490 placenta samples randomly selected from five INMA cohorts collected between 2000 and 2008. Neuropsychological assessment of cognitive and motor function was performed with the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) at the age of 4-5 years. Associations were assessed in a sub-sample of 191 mother-child pairs using linear and logistic regression models adjusted for confounding factors. PB compounds were detected in more than 71% of placentas, BPA in 62%, 4-OH-BzP in 50%, and the remaining BzPs in <9% of the samples. Because of the low detection frequency of BzP compounds, only 4-OH-BzP was included in the exposure-outcome analyses. After adjustment for confounders, BPA was associated with greater odds of scoring lower (below the 20th percentile) in the verbal (third vs. first exposure tertile: odds ratio [OR] = 2.78, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.00; 5.81, p-trend = 0.05) and gross motor (detected vs. undetected: OR = 1.75, 95%CI = 1.06; 9.29) areas, and these associations were only significant for boys. Regarding PB compounds, PrPB was associated with lower scores in memory (detected vs. undetected: β = -4.96, 95%CI = -9.54; -0.31), span memory (OR = 2.50, 95%CI = 0.95; 6.92 and 2.71, 95%CI = 0.97; 6.64, respectively for second and third tertiles, p-trend = 0.03), and motor function (β = -5.15, 95%CI = -9.26; -0.01 for third vs. first exposure tertile, p-trend = 0.04). EtPB and total PBs concentrations in the second tertile were also associated with poorer visual function of posterior cortex and worse quantitative performance, respectively, but linear trends were not statistically significant. The associations of BPA and PrPB with poorer verbal, memory, and motor skills are novel observations that warrant further attention. Larger prospective studies are required to confirm whether prenatal exposure to BPA and other phenolic EDCs is associated with impaired cognitive development.
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Prenatal Manganese Exposure and Long-Term Neuropsychological Development at 4 Years of Age in a Population-Based Birth Cohort. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17051665. [PMID: 32143391 PMCID: PMC7084179 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17051665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Background: Manganese (Mn) is an essential micronutrient for humans, the diet being the main source of exposure. Some epidemiological studies describe a negative association between prenatal Mn and later neuropsychological development, but results are inconsistent. The aim of this study was to explore the association between prenatal Mn exposure and neuropsychological development assessed at 4 years of age. Methods: Study subjects were 304 mother-child pairs from the Gipuzkoa cohort of the INMA (Environment and Childhood) Project. Mn was measured in newborns’ hair. Children’s neuropsychological development was assessed at 4 years of age using the McCarthy Scales of Children’s Abilities. Multivariate linear regression models were built. Stratified analysis by sex was performed. Generalized additive models were used to assess the shape of the relation. Results: The median Mn concentration in newborns’ hair was 0.42 μg/g (95% CI = 0.38, 0.46). The association between Mn levels and the neuropsychological development was not statistically significant for the general cognitive scale (β [95% CI] = 0.36 [−5.23, 5.95]), motor scale (β [95% CI] = 1.9 [−3.74, 7.55]) or any of the other outcomes. No sex-specific pattern was found. The best shape describing the relationship was linear for all the scales. Conclusion: Our results suggest that prenatal Mn concentrations measured in newborns’ hair do not affect cognitive or motor development at 4 years of age in boys or in girls at the observed Mn levels.
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Signes-Pastor AJ, Vioque J, Navarrete-Muñoz EM, Carey M, García-Villarino M, Fernández-Somoano A, Tardón A, Santa-Marina L, Irizar A, Casas M, Guxens M, Llop S, Soler-Blasco R, García-de-la-Hera M, Karagas MR, Meharg AA. Inorganic arsenic exposure and neuropsychological development of children of 4-5 years of age living in Spain. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 174:135-142. [PMID: 31075694 PMCID: PMC6541502 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Early-life exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) may adversely impact health later in life. To date, evidence of iAs adverse effects on children's neurodevelopment comes mainly from populations highly exposed to contaminated water with conflicting results. Little is known about those effects among populations with low iAs exposure from food intake. We investigated the cross-sectional association between exposure to iAs and neurodevelopment scores among children living in Spain whose main route of exposure was diet. Arsenic species concentrations in urine from 400 children was determined, and the sum of urinary iAs, dimethylarsinic acid, and monomethylarsonic acid was used to estimate iAs exposure. The McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities was used to assess children's neuropsychological development at about 4-5 years of age. The median (interquartile range) of children's sum of urinary iAs, MMA, and DMA was 4.85 (2.74-7.54) μg/L, and in adjusted linear regression analyses the natural logarithm transformed concentrations showed an inverse association with children's motor functions (β, [95% confidence interval]; global scores (-2.29, [-3.95, -0.63])), gross scores (-1.92, [-3.52, -0.31]) and fine scores (-1.54, [-3.06, -0.03]). In stratified analyses by sex, negative associations were observed with the scores in the quantitative index (-2.59, [-5.36, 0.17]) and working memory function (-2.56, [-5.36, 0.24]) only in boys. Our study suggests that relatively low iAs exposure may impair children's neuropsychological development and that sex-related differences may be present in susceptibility to iAs related effects; however, our findings should be interpreted with caution given the possibility of residual confounding.
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- Antonio J Signes-Pastor
- Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, 1 Medical Center Dr, 7927 Rubin Bldg, Lebanon, NH, 03756, USA; Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 5BN, Northern Ireland, UK.
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- Department of Public Health, University Miguel Hernández and ISABIAL-FISABIO Foundation, Ctra. Valencia s/n, 03550, Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Public Health, University Miguel Hernández and ISABIAL-FISABIO Foundation, Ctra. Valencia s/n, 03550, Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 5BN, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; IUOPA- Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; IUOPA- Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; IUOPA- Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; Subdirección de Salud Pública de Gipuzkoa. The Basque Government's Health Department, San Sebastián, Spain; Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus University Medical Centre-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Public Health, University Miguel Hernández and ISABIAL-FISABIO Foundation, Ctra. Valencia s/n, 03550, Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, 1 Medical Center Dr, 7927 Rubin Bldg, Lebanon, NH, 03756, USA
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- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 5BN, Northern Ireland, UK
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Huber L, Plötner M, Schmitz J. Social competence and psychopathology in early childhood: a systematic review. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2019; 28:443-459. [PMID: 29637284 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-018-1152-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The acquisition of social competence, such as showing prosocial behaviour (fulfilling others' needs) and social initiative (fulfilling own needs), constitutes one major developmental task in childhood and adolescence. Previous research suggests that in middle childhood, impaired social competences are related to childhood psychopathology, such as externalizing and internalizing disorders. As the period of preschool age is a particularly important time for both the development of social competence and early psychopathological symptoms, we conducted a systematic review to investigate the role of social competence in relation to early childhood psychopathology. Twenty-one clinical as well as subclinical studies published prior to September 2016 were included in a qualitative analysis of the relation between prosocial behaviour, social initiative, and early externalizing and internalizing symptoms in preschool age children (age 3-6). Effect sizes for each study were calculated if required information was available. Our review suggests that from early on in childhood development, externalizing symptoms are accompanied by prosocial behaviour deficits such as lower levels of helping or cooperating, whereas internalizing symptoms may be accompanied by either deficient or excessive levels of prosocial behaviour. Exhibiting social initiative such as initiating contact with others or communicating one's own needs seems to be impaired in children with internalizing symptoms. Implications for current theory and future research are discussed.
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- Laura Huber
- Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Leipzig, Neumarkt 9-19, 04109, Leipzig, Germany.
- Leipzig Research Centre for Early Childhood Development, University of Leipzig, Jahnallee 59, 04109, Leipzig, Germany.
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- Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Leipzig, Neumarkt 9-19, 04109, Leipzig, Germany
- Leipzig Research Centre for Early Childhood Development, University of Leipzig, Jahnallee 59, 04109, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Leipzig, Neumarkt 9-19, 04109, Leipzig, Germany
- Leipzig Research Centre for Early Childhood Development, University of Leipzig, Jahnallee 59, 04109, Leipzig, Germany
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Ferrer M, García-Esteban R, Iñiguez C, Costa O, Fernández-Somoano A, Rodríguez-Delhi C, Ibarluzea J, Lertxundi A, Tonne C, Sunyer J, Julvez J. Head circumference and child ADHD symptoms and cognitive functioning: results from a large population-based cohort study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2019; 28:377-388. [PMID: 30027417 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-018-1202-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The aim of this study is to understand the association between prenatal, newborn and postnatal head circumference (HC) and preschool neurodevelopment in a large population-based birth cohort. The INMA project followed 1795 children from 12 weeks of pregnancy to preschool years. HC measurements were carried out prospectively, and following a standardized protocol during pregnancy (12, 20 and 34 weeks), birth, and child ages of 1-1.5 and 4 years old; and z-scores were further estimated. Prenatal head growth was assessed using conditional z-scores between weeks 12-20 and 20-34. Several neuropsychological tests [MSCA (cognition), CPT (attention)] and behavioral rating scales [DSM-IV-ADHD, CAST (autism), CPSCS (social competence)] were carried out during the last follow-up (5 years old). Multivariable models adjusted for family and child characteristics were applied to analyze associations between HC and neurodevelopment. In fully adjusted models, prenatal HC and head growth showed little or no associations with the neurodevelopment outcomes. Independent associations were observed between HC z-scores at birth, 1-1.5 years and 4 years and MSCA global cognitive scores and DSM-IV inattention symptoms. Specifically, z-score at birth was positively associated with general cognitive scores [β 1.22, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.59, 1.85], and we observed a protective association with ADHD-DSM-IV total symptoms, mean ratio (MR) 0.85 (0.75, 0.96). Prenatal HC and head growth measurements gave little information about child cognitive abilities and behavior at preschool years. However, HC at birth and early childhood was positively associated with a range of neuropsychological outcomes, including protective associations with ADHD symptoms.
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- Muriel Ferrer
- ISGlobal, Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona-Campus MAR, PRBB, C. Doctor Aiguader 88, 08003, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- ISGlobal, Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona-Campus MAR, PRBB, C. Doctor Aiguader 88, 08003, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat, Jaume I-Universitat de València, Av. Catalunya 21, 46020, Valencia, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat, Jaume I-Universitat de València, Av. Catalunya 21, 46020, Valencia, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa, BioDonostia Research Institute, Gipuzkoa, San Sebastian, Spain.,Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), San Sebastian, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), San Sebastian, Spain
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- ISGlobal, Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona-Campus MAR, PRBB, C. Doctor Aiguader 88, 08003, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- ISGlobal, Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona-Campus MAR, PRBB, C. Doctor Aiguader 88, 08003, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- ISGlobal, Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona-Campus MAR, PRBB, C. Doctor Aiguader 88, 08003, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. .,IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. .,CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain. .,Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Maternal copper status and neuropsychological development in infants and preschool children. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2019; 222:503-512. [PMID: 30713056 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Copper (Cu) is an essential element involved in biological processes; however, excessive Cu could be harmful because of its reactive nature. Very few studies have evaluated its potential neurotoxic effects. We aimed to evaluate the association between maternal Cu levels and children's neuropsychological development. METHODS Study subjects were mother-child pairs from the Spanish INMA (i.e. Childhood and Environment) Project. Cu was measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in serum samples taken at the first trimester of pregnancy (2003-2005). Neuropsychological development was assessed using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) at 12 months (n = 651) and the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) at 5 years of age (n = 490). Covariates were obtained by questionnaires during pregnancy and childhood. Multivariate linear and non-linear models were built in order to study the association between maternal Cu and child neuropsychological development. RESULTS The mean ± standard deviation of maternal Cu concentrations was 1606 ± 272 μg/L. In the multivariate analysis, a negative linear association was found between maternal Cu concentrations and both the BSID mental scale (beta = -0.051; 95% confidence intervals [CI]: -0.102, -0.001) and the MSCA verbal scale (beta = -0.044; 95%CI:-0.094, 0.006). Boys obtained poorer scores than girls, with increasing Cu at 12 months (interaction p-value = 0.040 for the mental scale and 0.074 for the psychomotor scale). This effect modification disappeared at 5 years of age. The association between Cu and the MSCA scores (verbal, perceptive performance, global memory and motor, general cognitive, and executive function scales) was negative for those children with lowest maternal iron concentrations (<938μg/L). CONCLUSION The Cu concentrations observed in our study were within the reference range established for healthy pregnant women in previous studies. The results of this study contribute to the body of scientific knowledge with important information on the possible neurotoxic capability of Cu during pregnancy.
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Amorós R, Murcia M, González L, Rebagliato M, Iñiguez C, Lopez-Espinosa MJ, Vioque J, Broberg K, Ballester F, Llop S. Maternal selenium status and neuropsychological development in Spanish preschool children. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2018; 166:215-222. [PMID: 29890426 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND The relationship between maternal selenium (Se) status and child neurodevelopment has been scarcely assessed. In a previous study we observed an inverse U-shaped association between maternal Se concentrations and infant neurodevelopment at 12 months of age. In this study, this non-linear association was explored at preschool age. The effect modification by breastfeeding, child's sex and cord blood mercury was also evaluated. METHODS Study subjects were 490 mother-child pairs from the Spanish Childhood and Environment Project (INMA, 2003-2012). Child neuropsychological development was assessed at around 5 years of age by the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA). Sociodemographic and dietary characteristics were collected by questionnaire at the first and third trimester of gestation and at 5 years of age. Se was measured in serum samples by ICP-MS at the end of the first trimester of pregnancy (mean ± standard deviation (SD) = 12.4 ± 0.6 weeks of gestation). RESULTS The mean ± SD of maternal serum Se concentrations was 79.9 ± 8.1 µg/L. In multivariate analysis, no linear association was found between Se concentrations and the nine MSCA scales. Generalized additive models indicated inverted U-shaped relationships between Se concentrations and the verbal and global memory scales. When assessing the influence of effect modifiers, breastfeeding played a role: the association between Se and neuropsychological development was inverted U-shaped for the quantitative, general cognitive, working memory, fine motor, global motor and executive function scales only for non-breastfed children. CONCLUSION Low and high maternal Se concentrations seem to be harmful for child neuropsychological development, however further studies should explore this non-linear relationship.
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- Rubén Amorós
- Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region, FISABIO, Av. Catalunya 21, 46020 Valencia, Spain; School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, Peter Guthrie Tait Road, EH9 3FD Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Av. Monforte de Lemos, 3-5. Pabellón 11, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Av. Catalunya 21, 46020 Valencia, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Av. Catalunya 21, 46020 Valencia, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Av. Monforte de Lemos, 3-5. Pabellón 11, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Av. Catalunya 21, 46020 Valencia, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Av. Monforte de Lemos, 3-5. Pabellón 11, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Av. Catalunya 21, 46020 Valencia, Spain; Department of Statistics and Operational Research, Universitat de València, Carrer del Dr. Moliner, 50, 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Av. Monforte de Lemos, 3-5. Pabellón 11, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Av. Catalunya 21, 46020 Valencia, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Av. Monforte de Lemos, 3-5. Pabellón 11, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Department of Public Health, Universitat Miguel Hernández, Av. de Alicante KM 87, 03550 Sant Joan d´Alacant, Spain
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Nobels väg 13, Box 210, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Av. Monforte de Lemos, 3-5. Pabellón 11, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Av. Catalunya 21, 46020 Valencia, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Av. Monforte de Lemos, 3-5. Pabellón 11, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, Av. Catalunya 21, 46020 Valencia, Spain.
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Pierpont EI, Hudock RL, Foy AM, Semrud-Clikeman M, Pierpont ME, Berry SA, Shanley R, Rubin N, Sommer K, Moertel CL. Social skills in children with RASopathies: a comparison of Noonan syndrome and neurofibromatosis type 1. J Neurodev Disord 2018; 10:21. [PMID: 29914349 PMCID: PMC6006579 DOI: 10.1186/s11689-018-9239-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Gene mutations within the RAS-MAPK signaling cascade result in Noonan syndrome (NS), neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), and related disorders. Recent research has documented an increased risk for social difficulties and features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children with these conditions. Despite this emerging evidence, the neuropsychological characteristics associated with social skills deficits are not well understood, particularly for children with NS. Methods Parents of children with NS (n = 39), NF1 (n = 39), and unaffected siblings (n = 32) between the ages of 8 and 16 years were administered well-validated caregiver questionnaires assessing their child’s social skills, language abilities, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and anxiety. Results With respect to overall social skills, average ratings of children in both clinical groups were similar, and indicated weaker social skills compared to unaffected siblings. Although ratings of social skills were outside of normal limits for more than four in ten children within the clinical groups, most of the deficits were mild/moderate. Fifteen percent of the children with NS and 5% of the children with NF1 were rated as having severe social skills impairment (< − 2SD). Independent of diagnosis, having fewer ADHD symptoms or better social-pragmatic language skills was predictive of stronger social skills. Conclusions Amidst efforts to support social skill development among children and adolescents with RASopathies, neuropsychological correlates such as social language competence, attention, and behavioral self-regulation could be important targets of intervention.
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- Elizabeth I Pierpont
- Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Mayo Mail Code 486, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
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- Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Mayo Mail Code 486, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Mayo Mail Code 486, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Mayo Mail Code 486, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Division of Genetics & Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Division of Genetics & Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Biostatistics Core, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, USA
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- Biostatistics Core, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, USA
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- University of Minnesota Health, 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Mayo Mail Code 484, 420 Delaware Street SE, Mayo Mail Code 486, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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Freire C, Amaya E, Gil F, Fernández MF, Murcia M, Llop S, Andiarena A, Aurrekoetxea J, Bustamante M, Guxens M, Ezama E, Fernández-Tardón G, Olea N. Prenatal co-exposure to neurotoxic metals and neurodevelopment in preschool children: The Environment and Childhood (INMA) Project. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 621:340-351. [PMID: 29190557 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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We sought to determine whether prenatal co-exposure to As, Cd, Hg, Mn, and Pb was associated with impaired neurodevelopment in preschool children from the Spanish Environment and Childhood (INMA) Project, using the placenta as exposure matrix. We measured metal levels in placenta tissue samples randomly selected from five of the seven population-based birth cohorts participating in the INMA Project, collected between 2000 and 2008. Neuropsychological assessment of cognitive and motor function was carried through the use of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) at the age of 4-5years. Data on placental metal levels, MSCA scores, and relevant covariates was available for 302 children. Mn was detected in all placental samples, Cd in nearly all placentas (99%) and As, Hg, and Pb in 22%, 58%, and 17% of the placentas, respectively. After adjusting for potential confounders, detectable As levels were associated with decrements in global and verbal executive functions and quantitative abilities; detectable Hg was associated with lower scores on the verbal function of posterior cortex in a dose-response manner, and non-linearly related to poorer motor function and gross motor skills; and Mn levels were associated with decrement in perceptual-performance skills in a dose-response manner but with better memory span and quantitative skills. A synergistic interactive effect was found between As and Pb with respect to the general cognitive score, whereas an antagonistic interaction was found between Mn and Hg. Prenatal exposure to As and Hg may be a risk factor for cognitive and motor impairment in children, while the effects of Cd and Mn on neurodevelopment are less clear. Future studies should examine combined and interactive effects of exposure to multiple metals during vulnerable periods of brain development prospectively.
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- Carmen Freire
- Health Research Institute of Granada (ibs.GRANADA), 18012 Granada, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Health Research Institute of Granada (ibs.GRANADA), 18012 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Toxicology, and Physical Anthropology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of Granada (ibs.GRANADA), 18012 Granada, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain; Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, and Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain; Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Jaume I University-University of Valencia, 46020 Valencia, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain; Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO-Jaume I University-University of Valencia, 46020 Valencia, Spain
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- BIODONOSTIA Health Research Institute, 20014 San Sebastián, Spain; University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain; BIODONOSTIA Health Research Institute, 20014 San Sebastián, Spain; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain; Subdirección de Salud Pública de Gipuzkoa, Department of Health of the Basque Government, 20013 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain; ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; Pompeu Fabra Universtiy (UPF), 08002 Barcelona, Spain; Genomics and Disease Group, Bioinformatics and Genomics Program, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain; ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; Pompeu Fabra Universtiy (UPF), 08002 Barcelona, Spain; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus University Medical Centre-Sophia Children's Hospital, 3015 CN Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Cicom, Alternativa en Salud Mental, 33001 Oviedo, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Oviedo, 33003 Oviedo, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of Granada (ibs.GRANADA), 18012 Granada, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain; Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, and Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Neuropsychological Assessment at Preschool Age: Adaptation and Validation of the McCarthy Scales of Children’s Abilities to 4 Year-old Basque-speaking Children. SPANISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2017; 20:E49. [DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2017.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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AbstractEarly neuropsychological assessment provides important information for clinical practice and research. As previously no tool for neuropsychological assessment has been developed in or adapted to Basque, the aim of this study was to adapt and validate the McCarthy Scales of Children’s Abilities for 4 years old children. The adaptation and validation of the original instrument followed the methodological steps established by the International Test Commission. We examined the psychometric properties of the adapted instrument in 273 Basque preschool children (aged between 4 years and 4 months and 4 years and 11 months; 52.2% boys). Confirmatory factor analysis showed satisfactory fit indexes except for the General Cognitive and Memory scales. Most scales presented adequate internal consistency (Reliability coefficients ranged between .55 and .81). The Basque version also showed evidence of validity based on the relationship between neuropsychological development and sex, parental education, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-like behaviours and early neurodevelopment (p < .05; effect sizes ranged between Cohen’s d = .26 and .52 and r = .15 and 39). The Basque MSCA can be regarded as a useful tool to evaluate cognitive and psychomotor development in preschool children.
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Valera-Gran D, Navarrete-Muñoz EM, Garcia de la Hera M, Fernández-Somoano A, Tardón A, Ibarluzea J, Balluerka N, Murcia M, González-Safont L, Romaguera D, Julvez J, Vioque J. Effect of maternal high dosages of folic acid supplements on neurocognitive development in children at 4-5 y of age: the prospective birth cohort Infancia y Medio Ambiente (INMA) study. Am J Clin Nutr 2017; 106:878-887. [PMID: 28724645 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.117.152769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background: The benefits of the use of folic acid supplements (FASs) during the periconception period to prevent neural tube defects and to ensure normal brain development in offspring are well known. There is concern, however, about the long-term effects of the maternal use of high dosages of FASs that exceed the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) (≥1000 μg/d) on child neurocognitive outcomes.Objective: The objective of the study was to examine the association between the use of high dosages of FASs during pregnancy and child neuropsychological development at ages 4-5 y.Design: The multicenter prospective mother-child cohort study, the Infancia y Medio Ambiente (INMA) Project, was conducted in 4 regions of Spain: Asturias, Sabadell, Gipuzkoa, and Valencia. Pregnant women were recruited between 2003 and 2008. Data on 1682 mother-child pairs were included in the final analyses. The pregnant women completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire that was validated to estimate typical dietary folate intake and the use of FASs at 10-13 and 28-32 wk of gestation. Neuropsychological development scores at 4-5 y of age were estimated with the use of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities. Multiple linear regression and meta-analysis were used to obtain combined-effect estimates.Results: During the periconception period, one-third of the women (n = 502) took FAS dosages ≥1000 μg/d. The use of FAS dosages ≥1000 μg/d in this period was negatively associated with several neuropsychological outcomes scores in children: global verbal (β = -2.49; 95% CI: -4.71, -0.27), verbal memory (β = -3.59; 95% CI: -6.95, -0.23), cognitive function of posterior cortex (β = -2.31; 95% CI: -4.45, -0.18), and cognitive function of left posterior cortex (β = -3.26; 95% CI: -5.51, -1.01).Conclusions: The use of FAS dosages exceeding the UL (≥1000 μg/d) during the periconception period was associated with lower levels of cognitive development in children aged 4-5 y. The use of FAS dosages ≥1000 μg/d during pregnancy should be monitored and prevented as much as possible, unless medically prescribed.
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- Desirée Valera-Gran
- Department of Public Health, History of Medicine, and Gynecology, University Miguel Hernández, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL-FISABIO Foundation), Alicante, Spain.,Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Public Health, History of Medicine, and Gynecology, University Miguel Hernández, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL-FISABIO Foundation), Alicante, Spain.,Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Public Health, History of Medicine, and Gynecology, University Miguel Hernández, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL-FISABIO Foundation), Alicante, Spain.,Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Health Research Institute (BIODONOSTIA), San Sebastian, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Social Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Methods, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,FISABIO-University of Valencia-University Jaume I Joint Research Unit of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, Valencia, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,FISABIO-University of Valencia-University Jaume I Joint Research Unit of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, Valencia, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of Palma (IdISPa), Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain; and.,Spanish Consortium for Research on Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), Madrid, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain; and
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- Department of Public Health, History of Medicine, and Gynecology, University Miguel Hernández, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL-FISABIO Foundation), Alicante, Spain; .,Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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Andiarena A, Balluerka N, Murcia M, Ibarluzea J, Glover V, Vegas O. Evening salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase at 14months and neurodevelopment at 4years: Sex differences. Horm Behav 2017; 94:135-144. [PMID: 28750755 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Stress system activity in early life can have long-term effects on neurodevelopment. The main aim of this study was to assess the association of child evening salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase basal levels at 14months of age with longer-term neuropsychological development at 4years in a low-risk population-based birth cohort derived from the INMA (Environment and Childhood) project in Spain. We included 186 parent-children pairs with information on both stress system activity and neurodevelopment. Both stress markers at 14months of age showed an association with neuropsychological development at 4years. Salivary cortisol showed a sex-specific pattern of association. In girls, cortisol levels at 14months were negatively associated with cognitive development [long-term declarative memory (β=-17.8, p=0.028; 95% CI=-33.2 to -2.5); executive function (β=-9.8, p=0.08; 95% CI=-21 to 1)] and gross motor development (β=-13; p=0.022; 95% CI=-24 to -2), whereas in boys cortisol levels were negatively associated with socioemotional development [autistic-like behaviours: Incidence Rate Ratio (IRR)=1.6, p=0.039; 95% CI=1.01 to 2.41]. Salivary alpha-amylase was positively associated with socioemotional development in boys only [social competence (β=2.11, p=0.013; 95% CI=0.47 to 3.72), autistic-like behaviours (IRR=0.93, p=0.042; 95% CI=0.87 to 0.99) and hyperactivity symptoms (IRR=0.81, p=0.021; 95% CI=0.69 to 0.97)]. These results suggest that stress system activity in early life is associated with longer-term neurodevelopment and that sex is an important factor in this relationship.
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- Ainara Andiarena
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), San Sebastian, Spain; Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain.
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- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), San Sebastian, Spain; Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; FISABIO, Universitat Jaume I, Universitat de València Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, Valencia, Spain
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- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), San Sebastian, Spain; Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Sanidad Gobierno Vasco, Subdirección de Salud Pública de Gipuzkoa, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), San Sebastian, Spain; Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
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Visser JC, Rommelse NNJ, Greven CU, Buitelaar JK. Autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in early childhood: A review of unique and shared characteristics and developmental antecedents. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2016; 65:229-63. [PMID: 27026637 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Revised: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have overlapping characteristics and etiological factors, but to which extent this applies to infant- and preschool age is less well understood. Comparing the pathways to ASD and ADHD from the earliest possible stages is crucial for understanding how phenotypic overlap emerges and develops. Ultimately, these insights may guide preventative and therapeutic interventions. Here, we review the literature on the core symptoms, temperament and executive function in ASD and ADHD from infancy through preschool age, and draw several conclusions: (1) the co-occurrence of ASD and ADHD increases with age, severity of symptoms and lower IQ, (2) attention problems form a linking pin between early ASD and ADHD, but the behavioral, cognitive and sensory correlates of these attention problems partly diverge between the two conditions, (3) ASD and ADHD share high levels of negative affect, although the underlying motivational and behavioral tendencies seem to differ, and (4) ASD and ADHD share difficulties with control and shifting, but partly opposite behaviors seem to be involved.
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- Janne C Visser
- Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Department of Psychiatry, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; King's College London, Medical Research Council Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Julvez J, Guxens M, Carsin AE, Forns J, Mendez M, Turner MC, Sunyer J. A cohort study on full breastfeeding and child neuropsychological development: the role of maternal social, psychological, and nutritional factors. Dev Med Child Neurol 2014; 56:148-56. [PMID: 24116864 DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM This study investigated whether duration of full breastfeeding is associated with child neuropsychological development and whether this association is explained by social, psychological, and nutritional factors within families. METHOD Participants in this study were a population-based birth cohort in the city of Sabadell (Catalonia, Spain). Females were recruited during the first trimester of pregnancy between July 2004 and July 2006. Information about parental characteristics and breastfeeding was obtained through questionnaires. Full breastfeeding was categorized as never, short term (≤4mo), long term (4-6mo), or very long term (>6mo). A trained psychologist assessed the neuropsychological development of children at 4 years of age (n=434) using the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA). RESULTS Full breastfeeding showed an independent association with child general MSCA scores after adjusting for a range of social, psychological, and nutritional factors (>6mo, coefficient=7.4 [95% confidence interval=2.8-12.0], p=0.011). Maternal social class, education level, and IQ were also associated with child neuropsychological scores, but did not explain breastfeeding associations. Omega-3 (n3) fatty acid levels were not associated with child neuropsychological scores. INTERPRETATION Very long-term full breastfeeding was independently associated with neuropsychological functions of children at 4 years of age. Maternal indicators of intelligence, psychopathology, and colostrum n3 fatty acids did not explain this association.
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- Jordi Julvez
- Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain; Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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Forns J, Fort M, Casas M, Cáceres A, Guxens M, Gascon M, Garcia-Esteban R, Julvez J, Grimalt JO, Sunyer J. Exposure to metals during pregnancy and neuropsychological development at the age of 4 years. Neurotoxicology 2014; 40:16-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2013.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 10/24/2013] [Accepted: 10/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Early life exposures to home dampness, pet ownership and farm animal contact and neuropsychological development in 4 year old children: A prospective birth cohort study. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2013; 216:690-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Association of ADHD symptoms and social competence with cognitive status in preschoolers. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2013; 22:153-64. [PMID: 23064998 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-012-0334-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2012] [Accepted: 09/28/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We aimed to investigate the association of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and social competence outcomes with cognitive status in preschool children. The study population was drawn from three birth cohorts belonging to the Spanish INMA (Infancia y Medio Ambiente) project: Menorca (n = 289), Ribera d'Ebre (n = 60), and Granada (n = 108). Children were assessed at the age of 4 years for cognitive functions (McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities, MSCA) by psychologists and for inattention and hyperactivity symptoms (ADHD Criteria of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, ADHD-DSM-IV) and social competence (California Preschool Social Competence Scale) by their teachers. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine potential associations between behavioral outcomes (ADHD symptoms and social competence) and MSCA cognitive outcomes, adjusting for confounders. The presence of general ADHD symptoms (inattention, hyperactivity, or both) and poorer social competence both showed negative associations with cognitive outcomes. When we compared children according to ADHD subtypes, those with inattention symptoms alone and those with both inattention and hyperactivity symptoms showed significantly lower cognitive function scores in comparison to children with no ADHD symptoms. Behavioral dysfunctions in preschoolers may be associated with impairment of cognitive functions.
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Forns J, Torrent M, Garcia-Esteban R, Grellier J, Gascon M, Julvez J, Guxens M, Grimalt JO, Sunyer J. Prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and child neuropsychological development in 4-year-olds: an analysis per congener and specific cognitive domain. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2012; 432:338-43. [PMID: 22750179 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2012] [Revised: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 06/05/2012] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) are synthetic organochlorine compounds with potential neurotoxic effects. Although negative effects on neuropsychological development have been observed in previous studies on PCB exposure, there are inconsistencies in these effects at current exposure levels of these compounds which are much lower than for previous generations. This study aimed to disentangle the effects of prenatal and postnatal PCB exposure on neuropsychological development at 4 years of age. This study is based on a population-based birth cohort design established in Menorca (Spain) as part of the INMA [Environment and Childhood] Project. We assessed general neuropsychological development using the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MCSA). A total of 422 4-year old children were assessed with the MCSA. Levels of PCBs were measured in cord blood (n=405) and in blood samples taken at 4 years (n=285). We found no statistically significant effects of the sum of prenatal PCBs on MCSA scores. Nevertheless, individual congener analyses yielded significant detrimental effects of prenatal PCB153 on the majority of MCSA scores, while no effects were reported for other congeners. The levels of PCBs at 4 years of age were not associated with neuropsychological development. Thus, prenatal exposure to low-level concentrations of PCBs, particularly PCB153, was associated with an overall deleterious effect on neuropsychological development at 4 years of age, including negative effects on executive function, verbal functions and visuospatial abilities, but not on motor development.
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- Joan Forns
- Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Doctor Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
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