Risk for neural tube defect-affected pregnancies among women of Mexican descent and white women in California
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11030252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary M Shaw (0000-0001-7438-4914, March of Dimes), Ellen M Velie (0000-0001-6865-9715), Cathy R Wasserman |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1467-1471 |
| Publication date | 1997-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.87.9.1467 |
| PMID | 9314798 |
| OpenAlex | W2050432165 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 15 |
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated a previously reported 50% or more increased risk for neural tube defect-affected pregnancies among Latina women compared with White women. METHODS: Data were derived from a population-based case-control study of fetuses and live-born infants with neural tube defects in a 1989-through-1991 California birth cohort. Interviews were conducted with mothers of 538 (88% of eligible) infants/fetuses with neural tube defects and mothers of 539 (88%) nonmalformed control infants. RESULTS: The risk for a neural tube defect-affected pregnancy was approximately twice as high among women of Mexican descent than among White women (odds ratio = 1.9, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.5, 2.8). The odds ratio for Mexico-born Mexican women compared with White women was 2.4 (95% CI = 1.7, 3.2), whereas the risk for US-born women of Mexican and other racial/ethnic descent was not substantially higher than that for Whites. The higher risk among Mexico-born Mexican women was not attributable to differences in numerous studied parental characteristics and exposures. CONCLUSIONS: Given that nearly 20% of all California births are to Mexico-born Mexican women, the increased risks observed are relevant to the population burden of neural tube defects
Anencephaly · Biology · Confidence interval · Environmental health · Fetus · Neural tube · Neural tube defect · Obstetrics · Odds ratio · Population · Pregnancy · Relative risk · Demography · Folate and B Vitamins Research · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics · Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations · Pediatrics
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0.21 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2019 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |