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SynthesisSocial science & medicine (1982)2016

Association of neighborhood context with offspring risk of preterm birth and low birthweight: A systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies.

Collette N Ncube, Daniel A Enquobahrie, Steven M Albert, Amy L Herrick, Jessica G Burke

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Synthesis in Social science & medicine (1982), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 133 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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133citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
21.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

133 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 207 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Collette N NcubeDepartment of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Electronic address: ncubec@u.washington.edu.
Daniel A EnquobahrieDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Health Sciences Building, Seattle, WA 98195-7236, USA. Electronic address: danenq@u.washington.edu.
Steven M AlbertDepartment of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Electronic address: smalbert@pitt.edu.
Amy L HerrickDepartment of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Electronic address: alh75@pitt.edu.
Jessica G BurkeDepartment of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Electronic address: jgburke@pitt.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

University of Washington Reproductive, Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology T32HD052462 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI HOLT, VICTORIA L · 2006 to 2017
$2.7M
NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD052462
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Findings from studies investigating associations of residential environment with poor birth outcomes have been inconsistent. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, we examined associations of neighborhood disadvantage with preterm birth (PTB) and low birthweight (LBW), and explored differences in relationships among racial groups. Two reviewers searched English language articles in electronic databases of published literature. We used random effects logistic regression to calculate odds ratios (and 95% confidence intervals) relating neighborhood disadvantage with PTB and LBW. Neighborhood disadvantage, most disadvantaged versus least disadvantaged neighborhoods, was defined by researchers of included studies, and comprised of poverty, deprivation, racial residential segregation or racial composition, and crime. We identified 1314 citations in the systematic review. The meta-analyses included 7 PTB and 14 LBW cross-sectional studies conducted in the United States (U.S.). Overall, we found 27% [95%CI: 1.16, 1.39] and 11% [95%CI: 1.07, 1.14] higher risk for PTB and LBW among the most disadvantaged compared with least disadvantaged neighborhoods. No statistically significant association was found in meta-analyses of studies that adjusted for race. In race-stratified meta-analyses models, we found 48% [95%CI: 1.25, 1.75] and 61% [95%CI: 1.30, 2.00] higher odds of PTB and LBW among non-Hispanic white mothers living in most disadvantaged neighborhoods compared with those living in least disadvantaged neighborhoods. Similar, but less strong, associations were observed for PTB (15% [95%CI: 1.09, 1.21]) and LBW (17% [95%CI: 1.10, 1.25]) among non-Hispanic black mothers. Neighborhood disadvantage is associated with PTB and LBW, however, associations may differ by race. Future studies evaluating causal mechanisms underlying the associations, and racial/ethnic differences in associations, are warranted.

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Infant, Low Birth WeightPoverty AreasFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyPremature BirthResidence CharacteristicsRiskUnited StatesBirth weightMeta-analysisNeighborhoodPerinatal epidemiologyPreterm birthSocial epidemiologySystematic reviewUSA

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PMID26900890
PMCPMC7302006
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