| Autor: |
Akira Babazono, Yoshiki Kishi, Takanori Ogawa, Toshihide Tsuda, Hideyasu Aoyama, Tsuneko Babazono, Eiji Yamamoto, Yoshio Mino, Jun Sigemi |
| Rok vydání: |
1994 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Epidemiology. 4:91-98 |
| ISSN: |
0917-5040 |
| DOI: |
10.2188/jea.4.91 |
| Popis: |
Prevalence of low birth weight infants in Japan has been increasing, although infant mortality is the lowest in the world. We conducted a population based case-control study to clarify risk factors for low birth weight infants in Japan. Information was obtained by questionnaire. The response rate was 78.9% from 402 cases and 804 controls. The majority of low birth weight infants belongs to full-term case group. This is considered to be an important factor for low infant mortality in Japan. We examined potential risk factors by a multiple logistic regression model. Lower maternal academic career and toxemia were identified as significant risk factors for pre-term low birth weight infants, while maternal shorter height, lower prepregnancy weight, maternal smoking and employment during pregnancy and hypertension were identified as significant risk factors for full-term low birth weight infants. The Japanese small physique and prevalent hypertension are considered to be causes for the high prevalence of low birth weight infants. J Epidemiol, 1994; 4: 91-98. |
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