Prenatal exposure to air pollutants and the risk of congenital heart disease: a Korean national health insurance database-based study.

Autor: Jin S; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, 15355, Republic of Korea.; Department of Neuroscience, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea., Yoon SZ; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea., Choi YJ; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, 15355, Republic of Korea. yoonji07@gmail.com., Kang G; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, 15355, Republic of Korea., Choi SU; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2024 Jul 23; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 16940. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 23.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63150-4
Abstrakt: Air pollution and heavy metal exposure are emerging public health concerns. Prenatal exposure to air pollutants and heavy metals has been implicated in the development of congenital heart disease (CHD). However, the relationship between exposure to airborne heavy metals and CHD has not yet been investigated. Therefore, in this large population-based study, we investigated the association between air pollutants, including airborne heavy metals, and the risk of CHD using national health insurance claims data from South Korea. Data regarding 1,129,442 newborns and their mothers were matched with air pollutant levels during the first 8 weeks of gestation. In the five-air pollutant model, we found significant positive correlations between prenatal exposure to sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ; odds ratio [OR] 6.843, 95% confidence interval [CI] 5.746-8.149) and cadmium (Cd; OR 1.513, 95% CI 1.187-1.930) and the risk of ventricular septal defects in newborns. This study highlights the association between prenatal exposure to air pollutants, including airborne heavy metals, and an elevated CHD risk. Further research is essential to validate and expand these findings, with the ultimate goal of enhancing public health outcomes.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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