The influence of air pollution on gestational age at delivery and birthweight in patients with or without respiratory allergy: A nested case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Air pollution is a current major health issue. The burden of airborne pollutants and aeroallergen levels varies throughout the year, as well as their interaction and consequences. Prenatal exposure during pregnancy has been associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of air pollutants on perinatal outcomes in patients with or without respiratory allergy.

Material and methods

Nested case-control retrospective study on 3006 pregnant women. Correlations between concentrations of common pollutants in each trimester of pregnancy and on average during the whole pregnancy and both gestational age at delivery and birthweight were studied. Pearson's correlation coefficient and binary logistic regression were used.

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SUBMITTER: Bartha I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10577623 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature