| Document ID (ISN) | 78373 |
| CIS number |
02-804 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Vassilev Z.P., Robson M.G., Klotz J.B. |
| Title |
Outdoor exposure to airborne polycyclic organic matter and adverse reproductive outcomes: A pilot study |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 2001, Vol.40, No.3, p.255-262. 21 ref. |
| Abstract |
To investigate the association between outdoor airborne polycyclic organic matter (POM) and adverse reproductive outcomes in New Jersey, a cross-sectional design combining U.S. air quality data and individual data on pregnancy outcomes from birth and foetal death certificates at the census tract level were used. After excluding plural births and chromosomal anomalies, 221,406 live births and 1,591 foetal deaths registered during the years of 1990 and 1991 were included. The exposure estimates were derived from modeled average POM concentrations for each census tract in the state. After adjustment for potential confounders, the odds ratios (OR) for very low birth weight for the highest exposure compared to the lowest exposure group was 1.31; high POM exposure was associated with low birth weight (OR = 1.31) among term births, with foetal death (OR = 1.19) and with premature birth (OR = 1.25). In conclusion, this study found associations between outdoor exposure to modeled average airborne POM and several adverse pregnancy outcomes. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
aromatic hydrocarbons; polycyclic hydrocarbons; complications of pregnancy; respirable dust |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; statistical evaluation; cross-sectional study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Diseases of the reproductive system
Polycyclic hydrocarbons
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