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PMID: 15535816 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In epidemiological studies of environmental exposures and adverse pregnancy outcomes, maternal residence at delivery is often used to assign an exposure level, based on routinely collected data. In order to examine the potential for exposure misclassification due to residential mobility, we examined maternal mobility according to changes in residence overall, as well as changes in municipality and county. The potential for mobility to be related to pregnancy outcomes was considered by examining the relationship between mobility and risk factors commonly included in investigations of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Previously collected data were studied from 398 population-based control subjects from a case-control study of stillbirths. We compared demographic, lifestyle, medical, pregnancy and environmental factors of women who moved during pregnancy with those who did not. Bivariable and multivariable log binomial regressions were used to identify risk factors that were associated with mobility during pregnancy. Twelve per cent of subjects moved at least once during their pregnancy. Among women who moved, the majority (62%) moved within the same municipality. In bivariable analyses, we found that low family income, lower maternal age, unmarried status and tobacco use were associated with an increased likelihood of moving during pregnancy, whereas women who used folic acid before conception and who had a higher prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) were less likely to move during pregnancy. In multivariable analyses, only family income, age and prepregnancy BMI were independently predictive of mobility. These results indicate that in studies using maternal residence at delivery to assign environmental exposures, mobility during pregnancy is likely to be prevalent enough to introduce exposure misclassification. The potential for differential exposure misclassification should be considered should any of the risk factors for moving identified by this study also be risk factors for the outcome under study. |
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Authors:
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Deshayne B Fell; Linda Dodds; Will D King |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology Volume: 18 ISSN: 0269-5022 ISO Abbreviation: Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol Publication Date: 2004 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-11-10 Completed Date: 2005-03-24 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8709766 Medline TA: Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 408-14 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Perinatal Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 6R8, Canada. Deshayne.Fell@iwk.nshealth.ca |
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Adult Age Factors Bias (Epidemiology) Case-Control Studies Environmental Exposure Female Humans Life Style Pregnancy* Pregnancy Outcome Prenatal Care / methods Residential Mobility / statistics & numerical data* Risk Factors Socioeconomic Factors |
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