Table 1

Cross-sectional studies. Data presented but not included in meta-analyses

Reference numberYear publishedCountryAgeNo.Population
4 77US7 -–17816316 families in 3 towns
29 81US5–1312 748Children attending schools in 7 metropolitan areas
30 82US8–12558Selected schools in 2 polluted, 1 non-polluted communities in Arizona
31 84US5–143175Sample of 14 schools
32 85Italy−112385Schools in Turin near air pollution monitoring stations
33 86Israel2 and 5 grade1699Children living near power stations
34 89UK7130Low birth weight cohort
35 89US7–1713573 towns: residents canvassed
36 89France6–101160945 families from 7 cities
37 90Malaysia7–121214School based sample
38 90US14.7239Adolescent athletes. Unclear how selected
39 91Italy6–11143Primary school children in L’Aquila. Sampling unclear
40 91Israel2 and 5 grade8259Schools in 3 towns
41 92China10–1313432 areas in N China, 2 in S China. Sampling unclear
42 92NZ9 for 4 yrs634Birth cohort
43 93Australia8 and 11454936 schools throughout Queensland
44 93UK6–112756Representative samples of children in England, Wales and Scotland
45 93Austria6–1513203 areas in Tyrol, sampling unclear
46 94Turkey9–125243 primary schools
47 96S. Africa14–18395Children from 2 schools