Patterns of Early-Life Social and Environmental Exposures and Child Cognitive Development, Rhea Birth Cohort, Crete, Greece

Mariza Kampouri; Andriani Kyriklaki; Theano Roumeliotaki; Katerina Koutra; Despoina Anousaki; Katerina Sarri; Maria Vassilaki; Manolis Kogevinas; Leda Chatzi

doi:10.1111/cdev.12782

Patterns of Early-Life Social and Environmental Exposures and Child Cognitive Development, Rhea Birth Cohort, Crete, Greece

Mariza Kampouri, Andriani Kyriklaki, Theano Roumeliotaki, Katerina Koutra, Despoina Anousaki, Katerina Sarri, Maria Vassilaki, Manolis Kogevinas, Leda Chatzi

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Early-life exposures are critical for later child cognitive development. McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) were used to assess cognitive development of 700 preschoolers (M_age = 4.2 years), derived from the “Rhea” birth cohort, in Greece. Principal component analysis (PCA) was applied on prospectively collected exposure data. Six components were extracted; five of them were associated with child cognition. Higher parental social status, preschool attendance and less TV watching, nonsmoking during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and parental involvement in child life were protective factors of child cognition at 4 years. Increased child birth order was negatively associated with child cognition. Offspring's size at birth was not associated with any cognitive outcome. These findings reveal the importance of early-life exposures to child cognitive development.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1063-1073
Number of pages	11
Journal	Child Development
Volume	89
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12782
State	Published - Jul 1 2018

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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