The relationship between low birth weight and exposure to inhalable particulate matter

Bibliographic Data

ID5173274
AuthorsRodrigo Romão (0000-0002-6553-9811, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil; Prefeitura do Município de São Bernardo do Campo, Brasil), Luiz Alberto Amador Pereira (Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil; Universidade Católica de Santos, Brasil), Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva (Universidade de São Paulo), Paulo Saldiva (0000-0003-2005-8253, Universidade de São Paulo), Patricia Matias Pinheiro (0000-0002-0167-4782, Universidade Católica de Santos), Alfésio Luiz Ferreira Braga (Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil; Universidade Católica de Santos, Brasil), Alfésio Luı́s Ferreira Braga (0000-0003-3254-3029, Universidade de São Paulo), Lourdes Conceição Martins (0000-0001-9996-2725, Universidade Católica de Santos)
Year2013
Volume29
Issue6
Pages1101-1108
Publication date2013-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2013000600007
PMID23778542
OpenAlexW1865984398
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2013000600007
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited25

Atmospheric pollution is a global public health problem. The adverse effects of air pollution are strongly associated with respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and, to a lesser extent, with adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study analyzes the relationship between exposure to PM10 and low birth weight in the city of Santo André, São Paulo State, Brazil. We included babies born to mothers resident in Santo André between 2000 and 2006. Data on daily PM10 levels was obtained from the São Paulo State Environmental Agency. We performed descriptive analysis and logistic regressions. The prevalence rate of low birth weight was 5.9%. There was a dose-response relationship between PM10 concentrations and low birth weight. Exposure to the highest quartile of PM10 (37,50μg/m3) in the third trimester of pregnancy increased the risk of low birth weight by 26% (OR: 1.26; 95%CI: 1.14-1.40) when compared to the first quartile. The same effect was observed in the remaining trimesters. This effect was observed for ambient particle concentrations that met the current air quality standards

Biology · Birth weight · Confidence interval · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Low birth weight · Pregnancy · Quartile · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Energy and Environment Impacts · Internal Medicine · Medicine

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