Movement behaviours, air pollution and health in school-aged children: a cross-sectional study to guide the co-creation of healthier environments – the MOVE-AIR project
Abstract
Introduction The MOVE-AIR study was designed to explore the moderating role of movement behaviours on the association between air pollutants and health outcomes in Portuguese children. Secondarily, it aims to characterise the settings (both indoor and outdoor) where children are exposed to air pollutants and to co-create solutions with participants to mitigate the exposure to air pollutants in children’s daily life. This study aims to describe the MOVE-AIR study protocol in detail. Methods and analysis Data from 52 primary school children aged 9–11 years will be assessed for indoor and outdoor air pollutants (particulate matter (PM)2.5 and PM10, and carbon dioxide), geo-tracked for distinct settings (ie, home/school, indoor/outdoor) along the day, through an optical monitoring sensor with Global Positioning System incorporated. Health-related biological outcomes, such as interleukin-6, tumour necrosis factor alpha and oxidative parameters, including total antioxidant status and total oxidant status, will be evaluated and the Oxidative Stress Index will be calculated. Children’s cardiopulmonary fitness will be assessed through the shuttle run test, and movement behaviours will be evaluated through accelerometers (wGT3X). Children’s sex, age and parental socioeconomic status will be provided by parents through a questionnaire. The influence of movement behaviours in the link between pollution and health will be analysed through moderating regression models using process for…
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Evidence Hub reads this as a cross-sectional, done in people. Its evidence level is 4 of 5 (Low · observational). Observational designs can show an association but not prove cause. Reported size: 52 participants or records.
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