Plastic wall materials in the home and respiratory health in young children

J.J.K. Jaakkola, P.K. Verkasalo and N. Jaakkola

American Journal of Public Health, 2000, vol. 90, issue 5, 797-799

Abstract: Objectives. The relation between the presence of plastic wall materials in the home and respiratory health in children was assessed. Methods. This population-based cross-sectional study involved 2568 Finnish children aged 1 to 7 years. Results. In logistic regression models, lower respiratory tract symptoms - persistent wheezing (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=3.42, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.13, 10.36), cough (OR=2.41, 95% CI=1.04, 5.63), and phlegm (OR=2.76, 95% CI=1.03, 7.41) - were strongly related to the presence of plastic wall materials, whereas upper respiratory symptoms were not. The risk of asthma (OR=1.52, 95% CI=0.35, 6.71) and pneumonia (OR=1.81, 95% CI=0.62, 5.29) was also increased in children exposed to such materials. Conclusions. Emissions from plastic materials indoors may have adverse effects on the lower respiratory tracts of small children.

Date: 2000
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