| Paternal race is a risk factor for preterm birth. | |
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PMID: 17689630 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that paternal race influences the risk for preterm birth. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a population-based cohort study to examine the association of paternal race with preterm birth using the Missouri Department of Health's birth registry from 1989-1997. Birth outcomes were analyzed in 4 categories: white mother/white father, white mother/black father, black mother/white father, and black mother/ black father. RESULTS: We evaluated 527,845 birth records. The risk of preterm birth at <35 weeks of gestation increased when either parent was black (white mother/black father: adjusted odds ratio, 1.28 [95% CI, 1.13, 1.46], black mother/white father: adjusted odds ratio, 2.10 [95% CI, 1.68, 2.62], and black mother/black father: adjusted odds ratio, 2.28 [95% CI, 2.18, 2.39]) and was even higher for extreme preterm birth (<28 weeks of gestation) in pregnancies with a nonwhite parent. CONCLUSION: Paternal black race is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth in white mothers, which suggests a paternal contribution to fetal genotype that ultimately influences the risk for preterm delivery. |
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Authors:
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Lisanne Palomar; Emily A DeFranco; Kirstin A Lee; Jenifer E Allsworth; Louis J Muglia |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Volume: 197 ISSN: 1097-6868 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Publication Date: 2007 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-08-10 Completed Date: 2007-08-23 Revised Date: 2008-05-27 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370476 Medline TA: Am J Obstet Gynecol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 152.e1-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. |
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Adult African Continental Ancestry Group Cohort Studies Fathers Female Humans Infant, Newborn Male Obstetric Labor, Premature / epidemiology, ethnology, etiology* Pregnancy Retrospective Studies Risk Factors |
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Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Apr;198(4):485; author reply 483-4
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18177831
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Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Apr;198(4):483; author reply 483-4 [PMID: 18221929 ] Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Apr;198(4):484; author reply 483-4 [PMID: 18395050 ] |
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