RT Journal Article
T1 The Influence of Meteorological Factors and Atmospheric Pollutants on the Risk of Preterm Birth.
A1 Giorgis-Allemand, Lise
A1 Pedersen, Marie
A1 Bernard, Claire
A1 Aguilera, Inmaculada
A1 Beelen, Rob M J
A1 Chatzi, Leda
A1 Cirach, Marta
A1 Danileviciute, Asta
A1 Dedele, Audrius
A1 van Eijsden, Manon
A1 Estarlich, Marisa
A1 Fernández-Somoano, Ana
A1 Fernández, Mariana F
A1 Forastiere, Francesco
A1 Gehring, Ulrike
A1 Grazuleviciene, Regina
A1 Gruzieva, Olena
A1 Heude, Barbara
A1 Hoek, Gerard
A1 de Hoogh, Kees
A1 van den Hooven, Edith H
A1 Håberg, Siri E
A1 Iñiguez, Carmen
A1 Jaddoe, Vincent W V
A1 Korek, Michal
A1 Lertxundi, Aitana
A1 Lepeule, Johanna
A1 Nafstad, Per
A1 Nystad, Wenche
A1 Patelarou, Evridiki
A1 Porta, Daniela
A1 Postma, Dirkje
A1 Raaschou-Nielsen, Ole
A1 Rudnai, Peter
A1 Siroux, Valérie
A1 Sunyer, Jordi
A1 Stephanou, Euripides
A1 Sørensen, Mette
A1 Eriksen, Kirsten Thorup
A1 Tuffnell, Derek
A1 Varró, Mihály J
A1 Vrijkotte, Tanja G M
A1 Wijga, Alet
A1 Wright, John
A1 Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J
A1 Pershagen, Göran
A1 Brunekreef, Bert
A1 Kogevinas, Manolis
A1 Slama, Rémy
K1 atmospheric pollution
K1 atmospheric pressure
K1 cohort studies
K1 humidity
K1 meteorological conditions
K1 pooled analysis
K1 preterm birth
K1 temperature
AB Atmospheric pollutants and meteorological conditions are suspected to be causes of preterm birth. We aimed to characterize their possible association with the risk of preterm birth (defined as birth occurring before 37 completed gestational weeks). We pooled individual data from 13 birth cohorts in 11 European countries (71,493 births from the period 1994-2011, European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE)). City-specific meteorological data from routine monitors were averaged over time windows spanning from 1 week to the whole pregnancy. Atmospheric pollution measurements (nitrogen oxides and particulate matter) were combined with data from permanent monitors and land-use data into seasonally adjusted land-use regression models. Preterm birth risks associated with air pollution and meteorological factors were estimated using adjusted discrete-time Cox models. The frequency of preterm birth was 5.0%. Preterm birth risk tended to increase with first-trimester average atmospheric pressure (odds ratio per 5-mbar increase = 1.06, 95% confidence interval: 1.01, 1.11), which could not be distinguished from altitude. There was also some evidence of an increase in preterm birth risk with first-trimester average temperature in the -5°C to 15°C range, with a plateau afterwards (spline coding, P = 0.08). No evidence of adverse association with atmospheric pollutants was observed. Our study lends support for an increase in preterm birth risk with atmospheric pressure.
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10772
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10772
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DS RISalud
RD Apr 4, 2025