Journal article
Using Satellite-Based Spatiotemporal Resolved Air Temperature Exposure to Study the Association between Ambient Air Temperature and Birth Outcomes in Massachusetts
Environmental health perspectives, v 123(10), pp 1053-1058
01 Oct 2015
PMID: 25850104
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Studies looking at air temperature (Ta) and birth outcomes are rare.
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the association between birth outcomes and daily Ta during various prenatal exposure periods in Massachusetts (USA) using both traditional Ta stations and modeled addresses.
METHODS: We evaluated birth outcomes and average daily Ta during various prenatal exposure periods in Massachusetts (USA) using both traditional Ta stations and modeled address Ta. We used linear and logistic mixed models and accelerated failure time models to estimate associations between Ta and the following outcomes among live births > 22 weeks: term birth weight (>= 37 weeks), low birth weight (LBW; < 2,500 g at term), gestational age, and preterm delivery (PT; < 37 weeks). Models were adjusted for individual-level socioeconomic status, traffic density, particulate matter <= 2.5 mu m (PM2.5), random intercept for census tract, and mother's health.
RESULTS: Predicted Ta during multiple time windows before birth was negatively associated with birth weight: Average birth weight was 16.7 g lower (95% CI: -29.7, -3.7) in association with an interquartile range increase (8.4 degrees C) in Ta during the last trimester. Ta over the entire pregnancy was positively associated with PT [odds ratio (OR) = 1.02; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.05] and LBW (OR = 1.04; 95% CI: 0.96, 1.13).
CONCLUSIONS: Ta during pregnancy was associated with lower birth weight and shorter gestational age in our study population.
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- Title
- Using Satellite-Based Spatiotemporal Resolved Air Temperature Exposure to Study the Association between Ambient Air Temperature and Birth Outcomes in Massachusetts
- Creators
- Itai Kloog - Ben-Gurion University of the NegevSteven J. Melly - Drexel University, Urban Health CollaborativeBrent A. Coull - Harvard UniversityFrancesco Nordio - Harvard TH Chan Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth, Exposure Epidemiol & Risk Program, Boston, MA 02115 USAJoel D. Schwartz - Harvard University
- Publication Details
- Environmental health perspectives, v 123(10), pp 1053-1058
- Publisher
- Us Dept Health Human Sciences Public Health Science
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- ES000002 / National Institute of Environmental Sciences/National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA P30ES000002 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) R21AG040027 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) R-834798 / Harvard U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Particulate Matter Clean Air Research Center (Harvard EPA PM CLARC) ES020695; AG040027 / R21 climate grants
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000366698200028
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84943279703
- Other Identifier
- 991021875474104721
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