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ArticleJournal of developmental origins of health and disease2021

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J J A De Smidt, H J Odendaal, D G Nel, H Nolan, C Du Plessis, L T Brink, A Oelofse

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Article in Journal of developmental origins of health and disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J J A De SmidtDepartment of Medical Biosciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-0970-9385
H J OdendaalDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
D G NelDepartment of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
H NolanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
C Du PlessisDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
L T BrinkDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
A OelofseDepartment of Medical Biosciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
Stellenbosch University · ZAUniversity of the Western Cape · ZA

Funding

Prenatal Alcohol in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Stillbirth (PASS) NetworkU01HD045935 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA · PI ELLIOTT, AMY J · 2003 to 2015
$16.9M
Prenatal Alcohol in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Stillbirth (PASS) NetworkU01AA016501 · NIAAA · STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY · PI ODENDAAL, HENDRIK JOHANNES · 2006 to 2015
$10.0M
Safe PASSage Study Administrative Supplement - Effects of Overnight Maternal SleeU01HD055154 · NICHD · DM-STAT, INC. · PI DUKES, KIMBERLY A. · 2006 to 2017
$9.7M
Prenatal Alcohol Sudden Infant Death Syndrome/StillbirthU01HD045991 · NICHD · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI KINNEY, HANNAH CHASE · 2003 to 2015
$8.4M
Prenatal Alcohol in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Stillbirth (PASS) NetworkU01HD055155 · NICHD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI FIFER, WILLIAM P., MYERS, MICHAEL MORGAN · 2006 to 2015
$7.1M
NIAAA NIH HHS U01 AA016501NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD045935NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD045991NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD055154NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD055155
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In low-income countries, prospective data on combined effects of in utero teratogen exposure are lacking and necessitates new research. The aim of the present study was to explore the effect of in utero teratogen exposure on the size of the kidneys and pancreas 5 years after birth in a low-income paediatric population. Data was collected from 500 mother-child pairs from a low-income setting. Anthropometric measurements included body weight, (BW) body height, mid-upper arm and waist circumference (WC). Clinical measurements included blood pressure (BP), mean arterial pressure and heart rate. Ultrasound measurements included pancreas, and kidney measurements at age 5 years. The main outcome of interest was the effect of maternal smoking and alcohol consumption on ultrasound measurements of organ size at age 5 years. Left and right kidney length measurements were significantly lower in smoking exposed children compared to controls (p = 0.04 and p = 0.03). Pancreas body measurements were significantly lower in smoking exposed children (p = 0.04). Multiple regression analyses were used to examine the associations between the independent variables (IDVs), maternal age, body mass index (BMI), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and BW of the child, on the dependent variables (DVs) kidney lengths and kidney volumes. Also, the association between in utero exposure to alcohol and nicotine and pancreas size. WC was strongest (r = 0.28; p < 0.01) associated with pancreas head [F (4, 454) = 13.44; R2 = 0.11; p < 0.01] and tail (r = 0.30; p < 0.01) measurements at age 5 years, with in utero exposure, sex of the child and BMI as covariates. Kidney length and pancreas body measurements are affected by in utero exposure to nicotine at age 5 years and might contribute to cardiometabolic risk in later life. Also, findings from this study report on ultrasound reference values for kidney and pancreas measurements of children at age 5 years from a low-income setting.

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AdultFemaleHumansMaternal ExposureOrgan SizePediatricsProspective StudiesTeratogensTeratogensAlcoholbody mass indexintrauterine teratogen exposurekidney sizelow birth weightlow-income settingnicotinepaediatricspancreas sizewaist circumference

Identifiers

PMID33198841
PMCPMC8536468
OpenAlexW3098194129

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