A History of Large for Gestational Age at Birth and Future Risk for Pediatric Neoplasms: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between large for gestational age (LGA) at birth and future risk of childhood neoplasm. a population-based cohort to compare the long-term risk (up to the age of 18 years) of childhood neoplasms (benign and malignant) in children that were born LGA vs. those that were appropriate for gestational age (AGA), between the years 1991-2014. Childhood neoplasms diagnosis were defined according to international classification of disease 9 (ICD-9) codes recorded medical files. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used in order to compare cumulative incidence of oncological morbidity over the study period. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to control for confounders. 231,344 infants met the inclusion criteria; out of those 10,369 were diag

SUBMITTER: Kessous R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7291000 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature