The effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on intellectual disabilities among 8-year-old children
The effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on intellectual disabilities among 8-year-old children
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3016.2009.01056.x
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发表时间:
2009-09-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Nicholas, Joyce S.
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作者:
Braun, Joe M.;Daniels, Julie L.;Nicholas, Joyce S.
Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure has been implicated as a risk factor for cognitive deficits in children. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between prenatal tobacco smoke exposure and diagnosis of intellectual disabilities (ID) among 8-year-old children living in Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina and Utah. In 2002 and 2004, 965 ID case children were identified through a surveillance network and compared with the population of children born in the surveillance region during the same period (n = 104 607). Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure was determined from birth certificates. We estimated the effect of prenatal tobacco smoke exposure (none, < 10, 10-19 and >= 20 cigarettes per day) on ID using logistic regression.Generally, the risk of ID was mildly elevated among children whose mothers smoked >= 20 cigarettes per day during pregnancy [RR 1.34; 95% (confidence interval) CI 0.96, 1.87] after adjustment for maternal education, maternal race, maternal age, marital status, child sex, birth year and study site. However, the effect of exposure to >= 20 cigarettes per day significantly differed for males [RR 1.77, 95% CI 1.20, 2.62] compared with females [RR 0.81, 95% CI 0.44, 1.50]. Supplemental analyses reveal substantial confounding of this relationship by socio-economic indicators. A differential effect of tobacco smoke exposure on the risk of ID is suggested for males and females and deserves further investigation; however, the interpretation is tempered by the potential for residual confounding.