The influence of maternal height on offspring's birth weight in Merida, Mexico.
Am J Hum Biol
; 30(6): e23162, 2018 11.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To analyze the influence of maternal height (MH) on offspring's birth weight (BW) in infants born from January 2016 to May 2017, in Merida, Mexico.METHODS:
A total of 3462 singletons born at term in a public hospital were analyzed. Data extracted from hospital records were MH; number of previous births; and infant's sex, BW, and gestational length. MH was divided into 4 categories at quartile points Q1129-147, Q2148-151, Q3152-155, and Q4156-180 cm. BW data were transformed to z-score values using the WHO Child Growth Standard. The association between MH and infants' BW was analyzed through a multiple regression model in which gestational length, infant's sex, maternal age, ethnicity, and number of previous birth were included as covariates.RESULTS:
Mean values of MH and infants' BW were 151.43 cm (SD = 6.32) and 3172 g (SD = 401) (corresponding to -0.29 SD in BW z-score), respectively. The regression model showed that the shortest quartile of MH was associated with -0.43 (95% CI -0.35 -0.51) SD in infants' BW compared with the highest quartile. The second and third shortest quartiles of MH were associated with -0.24 (95% CI -0.16 -0.32) and -0.17 (95% CI -0.09 -0.25) SD of infants BW, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
MH remains an important factor for infant BW even in the presence of other determinants. The influence of MH on infants' BW in this population is similar to that found in other populations in low-, middle-, and high-income countries.Palabras clave
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Peso al Nacer
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Estatura
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Edad Materna
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Madres
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Hum Biol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
México