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The effect of high altitude and other risk factors on birthweight: independent or interactive effects?
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OBJECTIVES: This study examined whether the decline in birth-weight with increasing altitude is due to an independent effect of altitude or an exacerbation of other risk factors. METHODS: Maternal, paternal, and infant characteristics were obtained from 3836 Colorado birth certificates from 1989 through 1991. Average altitude of residence for each county was determined. RESULTS: None of the characteristics related to birthweight (gestational age, maternal weight gain, parity, smoking, prenatal care visits, hypertension, previous small-for-gestational-age infant, female newborn) interacted with the effect of altitude. Birthweight declined an average of 102 g per 3300 ft (1000 m) elevation when the other characteristics were taken into account, increasing the percentage of low birthweight by 54% from the lowest to the highest elevations in Colorado. CONCLUSIONS: High altitude acts independently from other factors to reduce birthweight and accounts for Colorado's high rate of low birthweight.
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- Jensen, G. M., & Moore, L. G.
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 1997-06
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1003-1007
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- OpenAlex
- W2142359591
- Cited by
- 353
- References
- 14
- FWCI
- 10.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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