| Maternal age and the size of White, Black, Hispanic, and mixed infants. | |
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PMID: 17174827 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To clarify the interaction between maternal age and race in the prediction of infant size at birth. METHODS: Birth certificate data was used to study the relationship between maternal age, race/ethnicity, and the size of term, singleton infants born to 91,061 healthy, non-smoking, non-substance using, primigravidas. RESULTS: Maternal race/ethnicity (Black race: OR: 1.95, 95% CI: 1.49-2.56; Hispanic ethnicity: OR: 1.38, 95% CI: 1.19-1.61) and the interaction term, maternal age x race/ethnicity (OR: 1.06, 95% CI: 1.01-1.11) predicted small-for-gestational age (SGA) birth. The strength of the association between Black race and SGA delivery increased and the strength of the association between Hispanic ethnicity and SGA delivery decreased with age (P < 0.001 for trend). Thus, Black and Hispanic teenagers were more likely to have SGA babies than White teenagers (1.7% and 1.6%, respectively compared to 1.2%; P = 0.003). However, Black women who postponed childbearing until their mid-twenties were more likely to have SGA babies than their Hispanic and White counterparts (2.6% compared to 1.2%, and 1.0%, respectively; P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that acquired maternal characteristic(s) cause the reproductive health of Black primigravidas to deteriorate and Hispanic primigravidas to improve with age. |
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Authors:
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Jeanelle Sheeder; Dennis Lezottte; Catherine Stevens-Simon |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology Volume: 19 ISSN: 1083-3188 ISO Abbreviation: J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol Publication Date: 2006 Dec |
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Created Date: 2006-12-18 Completed Date: 2007-03-06 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9610774 Medline TA: J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 385-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80218, USA. jeanelle.sheeder@uchsc.edu |
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Adolescent Adult African Americans Age Factors Birth Weight* European Continental Ancestry Group Fathers Female Hispanic Americans Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Small for Gestational Age* Maternal Age* Pregnancy Pregnancy Outcome / ethnology* |
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