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Maternal caffeine consumption and risk of cardiovascular malformations.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17405163     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The physiologic effects and common use of caffeine during pregnancy call for examination of maternal caffeine consumption and risk of birth defects. Epidemiologic studies have yielded mixed results, but such studies have grouped etiologically different defects and have not evaluated effect modification. METHODS: The large sample size and precise case classification of the National Birth Defects Prevention Study allowed us to examine caffeine consumption and specific cardiovascular malformation (CVM) case groups. We studied consumption of caffeinated coffee, tea, soda, and chocolate to estimate total caffeine intake and separately examined exposure to each caffeinated beverage. Smoking, alcohol, vasoactive medications, folic acid supplement use, and infant gender were evaluated for effect modification. Maternal interview reports for 4,196 CVM case infants overall and 3,957 control infants were analyzed. RESULTS: We did not identify any significant positive associations between maternal caffeine consumption and CVMs. For tetralogy of Fallot, nonsignificant elevations in risk were observed for moderate (but not high) caffeine intake overall and among nonsmokers (ORs of 1.3 to 1.5). Risk estimates for both smoking and consuming caffeine were less than the sum of the excess risks for each exposure. We observed an inverse trend between coffee intake and risk of atrial septal defect; however, this single significant pattern of association might have been a chance finding. CONCLUSIONS: Our study found no evidence for an appreciable teratogenic effect of caffeine with regard to CVMs.
Authors:
Marilyn L Browne; Erin M Bell; Charlotte M Druschel; Lenore J Gensburg; Allen A Mitchell; Angela E Lin; Paul A Romitti; Adolfo Correa;
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology     Volume:  79     ISSN:  1542-0752     ISO Abbreviation:  Birth Defects Res. Part A Clin. Mol. Teratol.     Publication Date:  2007 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-07-16     Completed Date:  2007-10-02     Revised Date:  2007-12-03    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101155107     Medline TA:  Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  533-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, Troy, New York, USA. mlb10@health.state.ny.us
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Caffeine / administration & dosage*
Cardiovascular Abnormalities / epidemiology*
Case-Control Studies
Central Nervous System Stimulants / administration & dosage*
Child
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Risk Assessment
United States / epidemiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
U50/CCU0223184//PHS HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Central Nervous System Stimulants; 58-08-2/Caffeine

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