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SynthesisJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2021

Impact of Maternal Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors on the Association Between Particulate Matter and Adverse Birth Outcomes: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Neil Thayamballi, Sara Habiba, Ouahiba Laribi, Keita Ebisu

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Synthesis in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. An Integration Method for Regional PMInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  9. The effect of prenatal temperature and PMEnvironment international · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Neil Thayamballi *Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, 1515 Clay Street, 16th floor, Oakland, CA, 94612, USA.
Sara Habiba *Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, 1515 Clay Street, 16th floor, Oakland, CA, 94612, USA.
Ouahiba LaribiOffice of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, 1515 Clay Street, 16th floor, Oakland, CA, 94612, USA.
Keita EbisuOffice of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, 1515 Clay Street, 16th floor, Oakland, CA, 94612, USA. keita.ebisu@oehha.ca.gov.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3487-0795

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNumerous studies conducted in the United States found associations between prenatal exposure to particulate matter (PM) and adverse birth outcomes, and some studies identified vulnerable populations, including certain racial/ethnic groups and people with low-socioeconomic status. However, their findings are not always consistent. In this review, we compared the risk of adverse birth outcomes due to PM exposures among subpopulations and investigated whether any particular population is more vulnerable.

methodsWe selected U.S. studies examining associations between PM exposure during pregnancy and birth outcomes that included results for effect modification by race/ethnicity and/or maternal education. We summarized the findings for various sizes of PM and birth outcomes. Meta-analysis was conducted to quantify vulnerable race/ethnicity for the association between fine PM (PM

resultsIn total, 19 studies were assessed, and PM-related risks of adverse birth outcomes, particularly those related to fetal growth, likely differ across subpopulations. A meta-analysis from five studies showed that a 10 μg/m

conclusionOur review indicated that Black mothers and mothers with low educational attainment are more vulnerable subpopulations. More investigation is needed for effect modification by other maternal factors, such as household income. Characterizing and quantifying vulnerable subpopulations are essential for addressing environmental justice since it can help regulatory agencies allocate resources and design policy interventions.

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DemographyFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMothersParticulate MatterPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesParticulate MatterBirth outcomeEnvironmental justiceParticulate matterVulnerable population

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PMID32901434

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