Abstract：
BACKGROUND:The long-standing difference in infant mortality in the United States between black and white infants has increased in recent years. To help identify the cause, we evaluated changes in birthweight distributions (BDs) and birthweight-specific mortality rates (BSMRs) among black and white infants born in the United States between 1983 and 1991. METHODS:Using national linked birth and death certificate data, we limited analyses to singleton births that occurred in the United States to resident, non-Hispanic black and white women. Birthweight data were analyzed in 500 g increments. The black-white gap was partitioned into deaths due to differences in BDs and BSMRs. RESULTS:The black-white infant mortality rate ratio increased from 2.1 in 1983 to 2.4 in 1991. Decreases in BSMRs among infants weighing from 500 to 2499 g occurred in both groups but were smaller among black than white infants; consequently, the percentage of excess deaths to black infants due to differences in BSMRs almost doubled during the study period, from 6.5% to 11.9%. Rates of very low birthweight (VLBW, < 1,500 g) increased for black infants, but the BD for white infants changed little. Although about 90% of the excess deaths to black infants resulted from differences in BDs, the changes in BDs had a minimal effect on the widening infant mortality gap. CONCLUSIONS:A significant reduction in the black-white infant mortality gap will require a reduction in VLBW and low birthweight (LBW, < 2,500 g). To keep the gap from growing, we must also investigate why decreases in BSMRs were smaller among black than white infants between 1983 and 1991.
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Am J Prev Medjournal_title
American journal of preventive medicineauthors
Carmichael SL,Iyasu Sdoi
10.1016/s0749-3797(98)00052-xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-10-01 00:00:00pages
220-7issue
3eissn
0749-3797issn
1873-2607pii
S0749-3797(98)00052-Xjournal_volume
15pub_type
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
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更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
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doi：
更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2014.11.016
更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2007.02.009
更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2011.09.023
更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2006.06.005
更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2014.08.018
更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2016.09.016
更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0749-3797(00)00315-9
更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2006.03.024
更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2008.04.013
更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0749-3797(01)00326-9
更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2010.10.017
更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2019.09.002
更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2007.03.016
更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2016.12.021
更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2010.05.013
更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2016.03.024
更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amepre.2017.01.009
更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00
