A 1:2 matched case-control study on congenital external malformation during perinatal period / 中华预防医学杂志
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
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(12): 19-21, 2002.
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| ID: wpr-295791
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the risk factors for congenital external malformation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A 12 matched case-control study was conducted with 52 cases of congenital external malformation during perinantal period collected from surveillance in Baoan District of Shenzhen City from January to June in 2000.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Simple and multiple conditional logistic regression analysis showed that the major risk factors for congenital external malformations during perinatal period were preterm labor (beta(k) = 1.4171, s(theta, beta(kappa)) = 0.4601, OR = 4.115), adverse mental stimulus (beta(kappa) = 2.1870, s(theta beta(kappa)) = 0.7873, OR = 8.909), taking medicine (beta(k) = 1.9178, s(theta beta(kappa)) = 0.8072, OR = 6.808) and exposure to hazardous chemicals during early pregnancy (beta(k) = 0.9602, s(theta beta(kappa)) = 0.4262, OR = 2.612).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Congenital external malformation during perinatal period was caused by multiple risk factors and results of the study showed that environmental and mental factors were in obvious connection with its occurrence.</p>
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Main subject:
Congenital Abnormalities
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Case-Control Studies
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Multivariate Analysis
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Risk Factors
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Perinatal Care
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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