Maternal ethnicity and the prevalence of British pregnancies affected by neural tube defects.
Maternal ethnicity and the prevalence of British pregnancies affected by neural tube defects.
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DOI:
10.1002/bdr2.1893
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发表时间:
2021-07-15
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Copp AJ
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作者:
Peake JN;Knowles RL;Shawe J;Rankin J;Copp AJ
Few data are available on the prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) within different ethnic communities of the UK. This study aimed to calculate prevalence estimates for NTD-affected pregnancies, classified by maternal ethnicity, and to explore why variations in prevalence might exist. A cross-sectional study was performed with data from regional congenital anomaly registers in England and Wales, for NTD-affected pregnancies between 2006 and 2011. Using binomial regression models, we examined NTD-affected pregnancy prevalence estimates and rate ratios (PRRs), by maternal ethnicity. The prevalence of NTDs was 12.14 per 10,000 births, with no differences between study years. Anencephaly, encephalocele and spina bifida occurred at 4.98, 1.37 and 5.80 per 10,000 births respectively. Mothers of Indian ethnicity were 1.84 times more likely (95% CI: 1.24, 2.73) and Bangladeshi mothers 2.86 times more likely (95% CI: 1.48, 5.53) than White mothers to have an NTD-affected pregnancy, after adjusting for maternal deprivation and maternal age. The excess prevalence in Indian mothers was specifically for anencephaly (PRR 2.57; 95% CI: 1.52, 4.34), and in Bangladeshi mothers the trend was for increased spina bifida (PRR 3.86; 95% CI: 0.72, 8.69). Anencephaly in Indian mothers was especially associated with other congenital anomalies (non-isolated NTDs). Different British ethnic groups vary in NTD prevalence. The excess prevalence of anencephaly as a non-isolated NTD in pregnancies of Indian mothers could indicate involvement of genetic or other unmeasured behavioral factors. Future work is needed to seek etiological explanations for the ethnicity differences and to develop improved methods for primary prevention.
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影响因子:
3.7
作者:
Allagh KP;Shamanna BR;Murthy GV;Ness AR;Doyle P;Neogi SB;Pant HB;Wellcome Trust- PHFI Folic Acid project team
通讯作者:
Wellcome Trust- PHFI Folic Acid project team
影响因子:
158.5
作者:
CZEIZEL, AE;DUDAS, I
通讯作者:
DUDAS, I
影响因子:
2.5
作者:
Bittles, A. H.;Black, M. L.
通讯作者:
Black, M. L.
DOI:
10.1016/0140-6736(91)90133-a
发表时间:
1991-07-20
期刊:
Lancet (London, England)
影响因子:
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DOI:
10.1002/ajmg.c.30057
发表时间:
2005-05-15
影响因子:
3.1
作者:
Mitchell, LE
通讯作者:
Mitchell, LE