Parental Exposure to Organic Solvents and Reduced Birth Weight

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• Personal Author:
  Chen C ; Chen D ; Cho SI ; Christiani, David C. ; Ha E ; Ryan L ; Smith, Thomas J. ; Xu X
• Description:
  The authors investigated the association of birth weight with maternal and paternal exposure to organic solvents in 1,222 couples employed in a large petrochemical corporation in Beijing, China, during the period between 1994 and 1998. A trained interviewer assessed parental exposures to organic solvents. The authors used generalized additive models to examine the association between birth weight and parental exposure to organic solvents. After the authors adjusted for potential confounders, maternal exposure to solvents was significantly associated with reduced birth weight (-81.7 gm, 95% confidence interval = -106.3, -3.1), and reduced birth weights of female babies and of younger mothers' babies were statistically significant. Maternal exposure to organic solvents was associated with reduced birth weight in this population, but paternal exposure to organic solvents was not similarly associated. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Pregnancy Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Solvents Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System
• Keywords:
  Occupational Exposure Organic Solvents Reproductive Hazards Reproductive System Disorders Risk Factors Statistical Analysis
• ISSN:
  0003-9896
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  207-214
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029505
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Health 2002 May; 57(3):207-214
• Contact Point Address:
  Eunhee Ha, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Preventive Medicine, Ewha Woman's University College of Medicine, 911-1 Mok-6-Dong Yangchun-Gu, Seoul, South Korea
• Email:
  eunheeha@mm.ewha.ac.kr
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Hydrogen sulfide (CAS RN 7783-06-4) ; Manganese (CAS RN 7439-96-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Fertility and Pregnancy Abnormalities
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19921201
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental Health
• End Date:
  19990131
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1055832537a39f1c801b118722974a3fb044d7a8a8abd0f6427f17fa286b7ba427cd7ed1ec72066629bf4fefd4274be22ffd18443156683d52974f603d182839
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190463/cdc_190463_DS1.pdf
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