Why does birthweight vary among ethnic groups in the UK? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study
Why does birthweight vary among ethnic groups in the UK? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study
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DOI：
10.1093/pubmed/fdn057
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发表时间：
2009-03-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Sacker, A.
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作者：
Kelly, Y.;Panico, L.;Sacker, A.
体重因种族而异，但不清楚为什么会存在这种差异。我们研究的贡献，社会经济，孕产妇和行为因素的差异，平均出生体重和低出生体重的患病率跨种族groups.Data从全国代表性的英国千年队列研究（n = 16 157）对白色，印度，巴基斯坦，孟加拉国，加勒比黑人和非洲黑人婴儿进行了分析。队列成员出生于2000-02年，出生体重，母亲，婴儿，行为和社会经济因素的数据通过家庭访谈收集。印度，巴基斯坦和孟加拉国的婴儿轻280-350克，低出生体重的可能性是白色婴儿的2.5倍。与白色婴儿相比，加勒比黑人婴儿轻150 g，非洲黑人婴儿轻70 g，与白色婴儿相比，加勒比黑人和非洲黑人婴儿低出生体重的可能性高60%。对于加勒比黑人，非洲黑人，孟加拉国和巴基斯坦的婴儿，社会经济因素是重要的，在解释出生体重的差异，印度和孟加拉国的婴儿，母亲和婴儿的因素是重要的，在解释出生体重的差异，未来的政策，旨在减少出生体重的不平等必须注意不同的社会经济和文化相关的配置文件的少数民族群体在英国。
Birthweight varies according to ethnic group, but it is not clear why such differences exist. We examine the contribution of socioeconomic, maternal and behavioural factors to differences in mean birthweight and the prevalence of low birthweight across ethnic groups.Data from the nationally representative UK Millennium Cohort Study (n = 16 157) on White, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Black Caribbean and Black African infants were analysed. Cohort members were born in 2000-02, and data on birthweight, maternal, infant, behavioural and socioeconomic factors were collected by home interviews.Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi infants were 280-350 g lighter, and 2.5 times more likely to be low birthweight compared with White infants. Black Caribbean infants were 150 g and Black African infants 70 g lighter compared with White infants, and Black Caribbean and Black African infants were 60% more likely to be low birthweight compared with White infants. For Black Caribbean, Black African, Bangladeshi and Pakistani infants, socioeconomic factors were important in explaining birthweight differences and, for Indian and Bangladeshi infants, maternal and infant factors were important in explaining birthweight differences.Future policies aimed at reducing inequalities in birthweight must pay attention to the different socioeconomic and culturally-related profiles of ethnic minority groups in the UK.