Prenatal second-hand smoke exposure and the risk of suspected developmental coordination disorder in preschoolers: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in China

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Wu, M, Williams, GJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7689-1231, Chen, G, Zhang, L, Hu, C, Dai, X, Du, W ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5115-7214 and Hua, J, 2022. Prenatal second-hand smoke exposure and the risk of suspected developmental coordination disorder in preschoolers: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in China. Frontiers in Public Health, 10: 993471. ISSN 2296-2565

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.993471

Abstract

Prenatal exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) is associated with increased neurodevelopmental problems in children, however, its impact on the risk of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in preschoolers have not been studied thoroughly. Herein, we probed this association based on a nationwide retrospective cohort study of 149,005 preschoolers in China. We divided the objects into the prenatal SHS-exposed group or the no prenatal smoke exposed group (NS-exposed group). Preschoolers were assessed for motor proficiency by the Chinese version of Little Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (LDCDQ). Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate the associations. The prevalence of prenatal SHS exposure was 23.89%. Generally, the prevalence of suspected DCD was significantly higher in prenatal SHS-exposed group (16.38% VS. 14.19%, P < 0.001). With the increase of age, the mean total scores of LDCDQ of both boys and girls increased gradually; and the prevalence of suspected DCD in girls was higher than that in boys in the same age group. After adjusting for covariates, prenatal SHS exposure had the negative association with the total score of LDCDQ and increased the risk of suspected DCD. Our results suggest a need for interventions designed to reduce maternal SHS exposure during pregnancy, early screen for DCD and increase targeted movement and coordination skill training for vulnerable children.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Frontiers in Public Health
Creators:	Wu, M., Williams, G.J., Chen, G., Zhang, L., Hu, C., Dai, X., Du, W. and Hua, J.
Publisher:	Frontiers Media
Date:	8 November 2022
Volume:	10
ISSN:	2296-2565
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.3389/fpubh.2022.993471 DOI 1617367 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	11 Nov 2022 14:10
Last Modified:	11 Nov 2022 14:10
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/47381