Life Course Association of Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Offspring's Height: Data From the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort

Life Course Association of Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Offspring's Height: Data From the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort

Abstract Purpose To evaluate the effect of (1) maternal smoking during pregnancy; and (2) partner smoking on offspring's height in infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Methods All hospital live births from 1993 (5,249) were identified, and these infants were followed up at several ages. Height...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of adolescent health 2012-12, Vol.51 (6), p.S53-S57
Hauptverfasser: Martínez-Mesa, Jeovany, M.D., M.Sc, Menezes, Ana M.B., M.D., Ph.D, González, David A., M.D., Ph.D, Horta, Bernardo L., M.D., Ph.D, Matijasevich, Alicia, M.D., Ph.D, Gigante, Denise P., Ph.D, Hallal, Pedro C., Ph.D
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Body Height
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Female
Growth
Height by age
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Original
Pediatrics
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Smoking
Smoking - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Purpose To evaluate the effect of (1) maternal smoking during pregnancy; and (2) partner smoking on offspring's height in infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Methods All hospital live births from 1993 (5,249) were identified, and these infants were followed up at several ages. Height for age, expressed as z-scores using the World Health Organization growth curves, was measured at all follow-up visits. Maternal smoking during pregnancy was collected retrospectively at birth and analyzed as number of cigarettes/day smoked categorized in four categories (never smoked,
ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.08.014