Estimated all-day and evening whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses, and sleep in preadolescents

Cabré-Riera, Alba, 1991-; van Wel, Luuk; Liorni, Ilaria; Koopman-Verhoeff, M. Elisabeth; Imaz, Liher; Ibarluzea, Jesús; Huss, Anke; Wiart, Joe; Vermeulen, Roel; Joseph, Wout; Capstick, Myles; Vrijheid, Martine; Cardis, Elisabeth; Röösli, Martin; Eeftens, Marloes; Thielens, Arno; Tiemeier, Henning; Guxens Junyent, Mònica

Estimated all-day and evening whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses, and sleep in preadolescents

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dc.contributor.author Cabré-Riera, Alba, 1991-
dc.contributor.author van Wel, Luuk
dc.contributor.author Liorni, Ilaria
dc.contributor.author Koopman-Verhoeff, M. Elisabeth
dc.contributor.author Imaz, Liher
dc.contributor.author Ibarluzea, Jesús
dc.contributor.author Huss, Anke
dc.contributor.author Wiart, Joe
dc.contributor.author Vermeulen, Roel
dc.contributor.author Joseph, Wout
dc.contributor.author Capstick, Myles
dc.contributor.author Vrijheid, Martine
dc.contributor.author Cardis, Elisabeth
dc.contributor.author Röösli, Martin
dc.contributor.author Eeftens, Marloes
dc.contributor.author Thielens, Arno
dc.contributor.author Tiemeier, Henning
dc.contributor.author Guxens Junyent, Mònica
dc.date.accessioned 2022-02-17T06:48:00Z
dc.date.available 2022-02-17T06:48:00Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.description.abstract Objective: To investigate the association of estimated all-day and evening whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) doses with sleep disturbances and objective sleep measures in preadolescents. Methods: We included preadolescents aged 9-12 years from two population-based birth cohorts, the Dutch Generation R Study (n = 974) and the Spanish INfancia y Medio Ambiente Project (n = 868). All-day and evening overall whole-brain RF-EMF doses (mJ/kg/day) were estimated for several RF-EMF sources including mobile and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) phone calls (named phone calls), other mobile phone uses, tablet use, laptop use (named screen activities), and far-field sources. We also estimated all-day and evening whole-brain RF-EMF doses in these three groups separately (i.e. phone calls, screen activities, and far-field). The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children was completed by mothers to assess sleep disturbances. Wrist accelerometers together with sleep diaries were used to measure sleep characteristics objectively for 7 consecutive days. Results: All-day whole-brain RF-EMF doses were not associated with self-reported sleep disturbances and objective sleep measures. Regarding evening doses, preadolescents with high evening whole-brain RF-EMF dose from phone calls had a shorter total sleep time compared to preadolescents with zero evening whole-brain RF-EMF dose from phone calls [-11.9 min (95%CI -21.2; -2.5)]. Conclusions: Our findings suggest the evening as a potentially relevant window of RF-EMF exposure for sleep. However, we cannot exclude that observed associations are due to the activities or reasons motivating the phone calls rather than the RF-EMF exposure itself or due to chance finding.
dc.description.sponsorship This study was funded by grants from Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Red INMA G03/176; CB06/02/0041; PI041436; PI081151 incl. FEDER funds; PI12/01890 incl. FEDER funds; CP13/00054 incl. FEDER funds, MS13/00054, CPII18/00018; PI17/01340 incl. FEDER funds), CIBERESP, Generalitat de Catalunya-CIRIT 1999SGR 00241, Generalitat de Catalunya-AGAUR (2009 SGR 501, 2014 SGR 822), Fundació La Marató de TV3 (090430), Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (SAF2012-32991 incl. FEDER funds), French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (EST-2016 RF-21, EST/2013/2/22), EU Commission (261357, 308333, 603794 and 634453).We also acknowledge support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and State Research Agency through the “Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa 2019–2023” Program (CEX2018-000806-S), and support from the Generalitat de Catalunya through the CERCA Program”.
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dc.identifier.citation Cabré-Riera A, van Wel L, Liorni I, Koopman-Verhoeff ME, Imaz L, Ibarluzea J, Huss A, Wiart J, Vermeulen R, Joseph W, Capstick M, Vrijheid M, Cardis E, Röösli M, Eeftens M, Thielens A, Tiemeier H, Guxens M. Estimated all-day and evening whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses, and sleep in preadolescents. Environ Res. 2022;204(Pt C):112291. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112291
dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.112291
dc.identifier.issn 0013-9351
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/52511
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof Environ Res. 2022;204(Pt C):112291
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/603794
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/3PN/SAF2012-32991
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/261357
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/308333
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/634453
dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.keyword Adolescent
dc.subject.keyword Cell phone use
dc.subject.keyword Electromagnetic fields
dc.subject.keyword Radio waves
dc.subject.keyword Sleep
dc.subject.keyword Telecommunications
dc.subject.keyword Wireless technology
dc.title Estimated all-day and evening whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses, and sleep in preadolescents
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