ArticleEnvironmental research2014
The association of PM(2.5) with full term low birth weight at different spatial scales.
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- The associations of air pollution exposure during pregnancy with fetal growth and anthropometric measurements at birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019Pooled it
- Maternal fine particulate matter (PMEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2019Pooled it
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- Effects of In-Utero Personal Exposure to PM2.5 Sources and Components on Birthweight.Research square · 2023Article
- In-utero personal exposure to PMEnvironmental advances · 2022Article
- Both parents matter: a national-scale analysis of parental race/ethnicity, disparities in prenatal PMEnvironmental health : a global access science source · 2022Article
- New Homogeneous Spatial Areas Identified Using Case-Crossover Spatial Lag Grid Differences between Aerosol Optical Depth-PMAtmosphere · 2022Article
- Exposure to ambient air pollution and socio-economic status on intelligence quotient among schoolchildren in a developing country.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
- Placental gene networks at the interface between maternal PMEnvironmental research · 2021Article
- Maternal Particulate Matter Exposure Impairs Lung Health and Is Associated with Mitochondrial Damage.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Health Impact of Air Pollution from Shipping in the Baltic Sea: Effects of Different Spatial Resolutions in Sweden.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Effects of Maternal Homelessness, Supplemental Nutrition Programs, and Prenatal PMInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Exposure to Ambient Particulate Matter during Specific Gestational Periods Produces Adverse Obstetric Consequences in Mice.Environmental health perspectives · 2017Article
- Particulate Matter Exposure and Preterm Birth: Estimates of U.S. Attributable Burden and Economic Costs.Environmental health perspectives · 2016Article
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Abstract
There is interest in determining the relationship between fine particulate matter air pollution and various health outcomes, including birth outcomes such as term low birth weight. Previous studies have come to different conclusions. In this study we consider whether the effect may vary by location and gestational period. We also compare results when using different spatial resolutions for the air concentration estimates. Among the seven states considered, New Jersey and New York had the highest PM2.5 levels (average full gestation period exposures of 13 µg/m(3)) and the largest rate of low birth weight births (2.6 and 2.8%, respectively); conversely Utah and Minnesota had the lowest PM2.5 levels (9 µg/m(3)) and the lowest rates of low birth weight births (2.1 and1.9%, respectively). There is an association between PM2.5 exposure and low birth weight in New York for the full gestation period and all three trimesters, in Minnesota for the full gestation period and the first and third trimesters, and in New Jersey for the full gestation period and the first trimester. When we pooled the data across states, the OR for the full gestation period was 1.030 (95% CI: 1.022-1.037) and it was highest for the first trimester (OR 1.018; CI: 1.013-1.022) and decreasing during the later trimesters. When we used a finer spatial resolution, the strengths of the associations tended to diminish and were no longer statistically significant. We consider reasons why these differences may occur and their implications for evaluating the effects of PM2.5 on birth outcomes.
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