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Maternal exposure to outdoor air pollution and congenital limb deficiencies in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:Congenital limb deficiencies (CLDs) are a relatively common group of birth defects whose etiology is mostly unknown. Recent studies suggest maternal air pollution exposure as a potential risk factor. AIM:To investigate the relationship between ambient air pollution exposure during early pregnancy and offspring CLDs. METHODS:The study population was identified from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, a population-based multi-center case-control study, and consisted of 615 CLD cases and 5,701 controls with due dates during 1997 through 2006. Daily averages and/or maxima of six criteria air pollutants (particulate matter <2.5 μm [PM2.5], particulate matter <10 μm [PM10], nitrogen dioxide [NO2], sulfur dioxide [SO2], carbon monoxide [CO], and ozone [O3]) were averaged over gestational weeks 2-8, as well as for individual weeks during this period, using data from EPA air monitors nearest to the maternal address. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) adjusted for maternal age, race/ethnicity, education, and study center. We estimated aORs for any CLD and CLD subtypes (i.e., transverse, longitudinal, and preaxial). Potential confounding by co-pollutant was assessed by adjusting for one additional air pollutant. Using the single pollutant model, we further investigated effect measure modification by body mass index, cigarette smoking, and folic acid use. Sensitivity analyses were conducted restricting to those with a residence closer to an air monitor. RESULTS:We observed near-null aORs for CLDs per interquartile range (IQR) increase in PM10, PM2.5, and O3. However, weekly averages of the daily average NO2 and SO2, and daily max NO2, SO2, and CO concentrations were associated with increased odds of CLDs. The crude ORs ranged from 1.03 to 1.12 per IQR increase in these air pollution concentrations, and consistently elevated aORs were observed for CO. Stronger associations were observed for SO2 and O3 in subtype analysis (preaxial). In co-pollutant adjusted models, associations with CO remained elevated (aORs: 1.02-1.30); but aORs for SO2 and NO2 became near-null. The aORs for CO remained elevated among mothers who lived within 20 km of an air monitor. The aORs varied by maternal BMI, smoking status, and folic acid use. CONCLUSION:We observed modest associations between CLDs and air pollution exposures during pregnancy, including CO, SO2, and NO2, though replication through further epidemiologic research is warranted.

journal_name

Environ Res

journal_title

Environmental research

authors

Choi G,Stingone JA,Desrosiers TA,Olshan AF,Nembhard WN,Shaw GM,Pruitt S,Romitti PA,Yazdy MM,Browne ML,Langlois PH,Botto L,Luben TJ,National Birth Defects Prevention Study.

doi

10.1016/j.envres.2019.108716

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-12-01 00:00:00

pages

108716

issue

Pt A

eissn

0013-9351

issn

1096-0953

pii

S0013-9351(19)30513-4

journal_volume

179

pub_type

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Maternal exposure to outdoor air pollution and congenital limb deficiencies in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study.