Determinants of birth weight: Does air pollution have an influential effect?

HIZEL, Selda; coskun, turgay

Determinants of birth weight: Does air pollution have an influential effect?

Selda HIZEL, (Kırıkkale Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Pediatri Anabilim Dalı, Kırıkkale, Türkiye)

Turgay COŞKUN (Girilmedi)

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

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Yıl: 2000 Cilt: 30 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 47 - 53 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

Determinants of birth weight: Does air pollution have an influential effect?

Öz:

To investigate the influence of air pollution on birth weight, information on maternal and infant characteristics was collected from 458 mothers of infants less than one year of age born in 1995 and under observation at a mother and child health center in Ankara. In addition, the obstetrical histories of 520 infants born in 1990 were collected from the delivery room records of a maternity hospital. Daily air pollution data were obtained and mean monthly values were used for statistical analysis. Among the possible risk factors, sex, maternal age, maternal employment, paternal employment and parity were found to be influential factors on low birth weight. In addition, first trimester sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ) and particulate matter (PM) levels were also found to be factors affecting birth weight. However, these effects were shown not to be statistically significant by logistic regression analysis. A comprasion of mean birth weights according to maternal smoking and exposure to passive smoking on the basis of the third trimester SO 2 and PM levels revealed no significant difference; however, the difference in birthweight of non-smoking mothers was higher than that of smoking mothers when the third trimester SO 2 levels were above the minimum effect level (100 g and 220 g, respectively). These findings led us to propose a synergistic effect of smoking and air pollution. It was concluded that, air pollution in Ankara is not on its own a major risk factor for low birth weight.

Anahtar Kelime: Birth Weight Smoking Maternal Behavior Infant, Low Birth Weight Educational Status Air Pollution Mothers Risk Factors

Konular: Cerrahi

Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık

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APA	HIZEL S, coskun t (2000). Determinants of birth weight: Does air pollution have an influential effect?. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 30(1), 47 - 53.
Chicago	HIZEL Selda,coskun turgay Determinants of birth weight: Does air pollution have an influential effect?. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 30, no.1 (2000): 47 - 53.
MLA	HIZEL Selda,coskun turgay Determinants of birth weight: Does air pollution have an influential effect?. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, vol.30, no.1, 2000, ss.47 - 53.
AMA	HIZEL S,coskun t Determinants of birth weight: Does air pollution have an influential effect?. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences. 2000; 30(1): 47 - 53.
Vancouver	HIZEL S,coskun t Determinants of birth weight: Does air pollution have an influential effect?. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences. 2000; 30(1): 47 - 53.
IEEE	HIZEL S,coskun t "Determinants of birth weight: Does air pollution have an influential effect?." Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 30, ss.47 - 53, 2000.
ISNAD	HIZEL, Selda - coskun, turgay. "Determinants of birth weight: Does air pollution have an influential effect?". Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 30/1 (2000), 47-53.