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. 2023 Jul 21;22:53. doi: 10.1186/s12940-023-01001-x

Table 2.

List of all environmental exposures studied

Type of exposure Exposures pregnancy (N) Exposures measured during pregnancy Exposures childhood (N) Exposures measured during childhood (6–11 years)
URBAN EXPOSOME
 Outdoor air pollution 4 NO2, PM10. PM2.5, PM2.5 absorbance 7 NO2 (home, school), PM10 (home), PM2.5 (home, school), PM2.5 absorbance (home, school)
 Indoor air pollution 0 5 NO2, PM2.5, PM absorbance, Benzene, TEX
 Meteorology 3 Temperature, humidity, pressure 3 Temperature, humidity, UV-vit D
 Surrounding natural spaces 3 NDVI, presence of a major greenspace and bluespace 6 NDVI (home, school), presence of a major greenspace (home, school) and bluespace (home, school)
 Built environment 7 Population density, building density, street connectivity, accessibility, facility richness, walkability, land use index 16 Population density (home, school), building density (home, school), street connectivity (home, school), accessibility (home, school), facility richness (home, school), facility density (home, school), walkability (home, school), land use index (home, school)
 Road traffic 3 Traffic load on all roads, traffic density on nearest road, inverse distance to nearest road 6 Traffic load on all roads (home, school), traffic density on nearest road (home, school), inverse distance to nearest road (home, school)
 Water DBPs 3 THMs, brominated THMs, chloroform 0
LIFESTYLE
 Tobacco 2 Active and passive smoking 2 Child exposure to smoke (ETS) and parental smoking
 Diet 3 Specific food intake: meat, fish, cereal 20 KIDMED score, fast-food visits, organic food, specific food intake: sweets, meat, processed meat, fish, yogurt, sodas, bread, breakfast cereals, potatoes, vegetables, dairy, fruits, cereal, bakery products, lipids, caffeinated drinks
 Sleep 0 1 Average sleep
 Physical activity 0 2 Moderate/vigorous activity, sedentary time
 Allergens 0 1 Pet
 Socio-economic 1 House crowding 3 Family Affluence Score (FAS), family contact, participation in organizations
CHEMICAL EXPOSOME
 Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) 5 PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA, PFNA, PFUnDA 4 PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA, PFNA
 Brominated compounds (PBDEs) 0 1 PBDE 47
 Metal and essential elements 1 Hg 10 Hg, Cd, Pb, Cs, Cu, Mn, Co, Mo, Tl, Se
 Phthalates 6 MEP, MiBP, MnBP, MBzP, DEHPb, DiNPc 6 MEP, MiBP, MnBP, MBzP, DEHPb, DiNPc
 Phenols 5 PRPA, BUPA, BPA, OXBE, TCS 6 MEPA, ETPA, BUPA, BPA, OXBE, TCS
 Organochlorine pesticides (OCs) 3 PCBa, DDE, HCB 3 PCBa, DDE, HCB
 Organophosphate (OP) metabolites 3 DMP, DMTP, DEP 2 DMTP, DEP
 Tobacco 1 Cotinine 1 Cotinine

BPA Bisphenol-A, BUPA Butyl-paraben, Cd Cadmium, Co cobalt, Cu copper, DDE Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene, DEHP Di EthylhexylPhthalate, DEP Diethyl phosphate, DMP Dimethyl phosphate, DMTP Dimethyl thiophosphate, ETPA Ethyl-paraben, HCB Hexachlorobenzene, Hg Mercury, KIDMED Mediterranean diet in children, MBzP Mono benzyl phthalate, DiNP Diisononyl phthalate, MEP Monoethyl phthalate, MEPA Methyl-paraben, Mo Molybdenum, MiBP Mono-iso butyl phthalate, NDVI Normalized difference vegetation index, NO2 Nitrogen dioxide, OCs organochlorine compound, OP organophosphate pesticide, OXBE Oxybenzone, Pb Plomb, PBDE Polybrominated diphenyl ether, PCB Polychlorobiphenyls, PFASs per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance, PFHxS Perfluorohexane sulfonate, PFNA Perfluorononanoate, PFOA Perfluorooctanoate, PFOS Perfluorooctane sulfonate, PFUNDA Perfluoroundecanoate, PM Particulate matter, PRPA Propyl-paraben, Se Selenium, Tl Thalium, TRCS Triclosan, UV-Vit. D Vitamin-D dose from ultraviolet

aPregnancy: PCB138 + PCB153 + PCB 180. Childhood: PCB118 + PCB 138 + PCB153 + PCB170 + PCB180

bDEHP: molar sum of MEHP, MEHHP, MEOHP and MECPP

cDiNP: molar sum of oxo-MiNP and oh-MiNP