Ethnic differences in the impact of male fetal gender on the risk of spontaneous preterm birth.
J Perinatol
; 41(9): 2165-2172, 2021 09.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33750936
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study the impact of fetal gender on the risk of spontaneous preterm birth in various ethnicities. STUDYDESIGN:
National cohort study in which all singleton live births from 25+0 weeks onwards without congenital anomalies were included of African, Asian, and Mediterranean women (1999-2010). Our primary outcome measure was preterm birth before 37 weeks. Per ethnic group, male and female neonates were compared.RESULT:
In each ethnic group, male fetuses were at increased risk of preterm birth (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.63 for African, aOR 1.71 for Asian, and aOR 1.84 for Mediterranean males). The population-attributable risk of male gender on spontaneous preterm birth is lower in African women (3.9%) than in Asian (10.3%) and Mediterranean women (9.0%).CONCLUSION:
Male fetal gender is associated with spontaneous preterm birth in African, Asian, and Mediterranean women, but the total impact of ethnicity on spontaneous preterm birth rate is different.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Premature Birth
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
J Perinatol
Journal subject:
PERINATOLOGIA
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Netherlands