Associations Between Gestational Residential Radon Exposure and Term Low Birthweight in Connecticut, USA.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies suggest biologic mechanisms for gestational exposure to radiation and impaired fetal development. We explored associations between gestational radon exposure and term low birthweight, for which evidence is limited.

Methods

We examined data for 68,159 singleton full-term births in Connecticut, United States, 2016-2018. Using a radon spatiotemporal model, we estimated ZIP code-level basement and ground-level exposures during pregnancy and trimesters for each participant's address at birth or delivery. We used logistic regression models, including confounders, to estimate odds ratios (ORs) for term low birth weight in four exposure quartiles (Q1-Q4) with the lowest exposure group (Q1) as the reference.

Results

Exposure levels to basement radon througho

SUBMITTER: Heo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11560713 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature