{"title":"持续暴露于颗粒物与生育意愿的变化:中国成年人的研究。","authors":"Jia-Yu Wang, Xin Yun, Rui Qu, Wei-Qian Zhang, Jia Liang, Yu Guan, Dong-Dong Tang, Yu Chen, Tai-Lang Yin","doi":"10.1007/s11596-025-00046-y","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The effects of prolonged exposure to persistently elevated atmospheric pollutants, commonly termed air pollution waves, on fertility intentions remain inadequately understood. This study aims to investigate the association between particulate matter (PM) exposure and fertility intentions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this nationwide cross-sectional study, we analyzed data from 10,747 participants (5496 females and 5251 males). PM waves were defined as periods lasting 3‒6 consecutive days during which the daily average concentrations exceeded China's Ambient Air Quality Standards Grade II thresholds (PM<sub>2.5</sub> > 75 μg/m<sup>3</sup> and PM<sub>10</sub> > 150 μg/m<sup>3</sup>). We employed multivariate logistic regression models to assess the association between exposure to PM waves and fertility intentions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant inverse associations were detected between exposure to PM<sub>2.5</sub> wave events (characterized by concentrations exceeding 75 μg/m<sup>3</sup> for durations of 4‒6 days, P < 0.05) and PM<sub>10</sub> wave events (defined as concentrations exceeding 150 μg/m<sup>3</sup> for 6 consecutive days, P < 0.05) and fertility intentions among females. In contrast, neither the PM<sub>2.5</sub> wave nor the PM<sub>10</sub> wave events demonstrated statistically significant correlations with fertility intentions in males (P > 0.05 for all comparisons). The potentially susceptible subgroup was identified as females aged 20-30 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our results provide the first evidence that PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> waves are associated with a reduction in female fertility intentions, offering critical insights for the development of public health policies and strategies aimed at individual protection.</p>","PeriodicalId":10820,"journal":{"name":"Current Medical Science","volume":"45 2","pages":"363-372"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Durational Exposure to Particulate Matter and Changes in Fertility Intentions: A Study of Adults in China.\",\"authors\":\"Jia-Yu Wang, Xin Yun, Rui Qu, Wei-Qian Zhang, Jia Liang, Yu Guan, Dong-Dong Tang, Yu Chen, Tai-Lang Yin\",\"doi\":\"10.1007/s11596-025-00046-y\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The effects of prolonged exposure to persistently elevated atmospheric pollutants, commonly termed air pollution waves, on fertility intentions remain inadequately understood. 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We employed multivariate logistic regression models to assess the association between exposure to PM waves and fertility intentions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant inverse associations were detected between exposure to PM<sub>2.5</sub> wave events (characterized by concentrations exceeding 75 μg/m<sup>3</sup> for durations of 4‒6 days, P < 0.05) and PM<sub>10</sub> wave events (defined as concentrations exceeding 150 μg/m<sup>3</sup> for 6 consecutive days, P < 0.05) and fertility intentions among females. In contrast, neither the PM<sub>2.5</sub> wave nor the PM<sub>10</sub> wave events demonstrated statistically significant correlations with fertility intentions in males (P > 0.05 for all comparisons). 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Durational Exposure to Particulate Matter and Changes in Fertility Intentions: A Study of Adults in China.
Objective: The effects of prolonged exposure to persistently elevated atmospheric pollutants, commonly termed air pollution waves, on fertility intentions remain inadequately understood. This study aims to investigate the association between particulate matter (PM) exposure and fertility intentions.
Methods: In this nationwide cross-sectional study, we analyzed data from 10,747 participants (5496 females and 5251 males). PM waves were defined as periods lasting 3‒6 consecutive days during which the daily average concentrations exceeded China's Ambient Air Quality Standards Grade II thresholds (PM2.5 > 75 μg/m3 and PM10 > 150 μg/m3). We employed multivariate logistic regression models to assess the association between exposure to PM waves and fertility intentions.
Results: Significant inverse associations were detected between exposure to PM2.5 wave events (characterized by concentrations exceeding 75 μg/m3 for durations of 4‒6 days, P < 0.05) and PM10 wave events (defined as concentrations exceeding 150 μg/m3 for 6 consecutive days, P < 0.05) and fertility intentions among females. In contrast, neither the PM2.5 wave nor the PM10 wave events demonstrated statistically significant correlations with fertility intentions in males (P > 0.05 for all comparisons). The potentially susceptible subgroup was identified as females aged 20-30 years.
Conclusions: Our results provide the first evidence that PM2.5 and PM10 waves are associated with a reduction in female fertility intentions, offering critical insights for the development of public health policies and strategies aimed at individual protection.
期刊介绍:
Current Medical Science provides a forum for peer-reviewed papers in the medical sciences, to promote academic exchange between Chinese researchers and doctors and their foreign counterparts. The journal covers the subjects of biomedicine such as physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, pharmacology, pathology and pathophysiology, etc., and clinical research, such as surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and otorhinolaryngology etc. The articles appearing in Current Medical Science are mainly in English, with a very small number of its papers in German, to pay tribute to its German founder. This journal is the only medical periodical in Western languages sponsored by an educational institution located in the central part of China.