Low-Level Exposure to Air Pollution and Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes in Hillsborough County, Florida

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• Personal Author:
  Mainolfi MB ; Mbah AK ; Salihu HM ; Wilson RE
• Description:
  Objective: In this retrospective cohort (1998 to 2007), 145,445 singleton live births in Hillsborough, Florida, were analyzed to elucidate the relationship between fetal morbidity and prenatal exposure to six criteria air pollutants. Methods: This study was based on three linked databases: Florida Hospital Discharge, vital statistics records, and air pollution meteorological data from the Environmental Protection Agency. The primary outcomes of interest were low birth weight, preterm births, and small for gestational age. This study used structural equation modeling and trimester groupings to evaluate the relationship between air pollution and birth outcomes of pregnant residents. Results: The latent variables of structural equation modeling yielded a significant B value of 0.35, indicating that exposure to the criteria pollutants in pregnancy may have a significant relationship to fetal morbidity. Conclusion: Exposure to criteria air pollutants in pregnancy is associated with fetal morbidity outcomes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Environmental Exposure Morbidity Occupational Health Pregnancy Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Air Pollution Exposure Levels Models Morbidity Rates Prenatal Exposure Risk Factors
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  490-494
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062703
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2013 May; 55(5):490-494
• Contact Point Address:
  Maria B. Mainolfi, MD, Occupational Environmental Medicine Residency, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 56, Tampa, FL 33612
• Email:
  mainolfi_maria@guthrie.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1136c2ef224eb39e6be37176d95c01a7c0265b6c65baf1952b112cb0bd05a3d82ec1a59415a1ca13adaa14f12624249f8b9dc682eb94818f25e39b2d25c5c18b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225899/cdc_225899_DS1.pdf
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