Preterm delivery among people living around Portland cement plants

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Title:	Preterm delivery among people living around Portland cement plants
Authors:	(Yang CY);(Chang CC);(Tsai SS);(Chuang HY);(Ho CK);吳聰能(Trong-Neng Wu);宋鴻樟(Fung-Chang Sung)
Contributors:	公共衛生學院環境醫學研究所;中國附醫院長室
Keywords:	Preterm;Air pollution;Portland cement dust;Epidemiology;Infant
Date:	2003-05
Issue Date:	2009-08-25 14:30:48 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	The Portland cement industry is the main source of particulate air pollution in Kaohsiung city. Data in this study concern outdoor air pollution and the health of individuals living in communities in close proximity to Portland cement plants. The prevalence of delivery of preterm birth infants was significantly higher in mothers living within 0–2 km of a Portland cement plant than in mothers living within 2–4 km. After controlling for several possible confounders (including maternal age, season, marital status, maternal education, and infant sex), the adjusted odds ratio was 1.30 (95% CI=1.09–1.54) for the delivery of preterm infants for mothers living close to the Portland cement plants, chosen at the start to be from 0 to 2 km. These data provide further support for the hypothesis that air pollution can affect the outcome of pregnancy.
Relation:	ENVIRONMENTAL & RESOURCE ECONOMICS 92(1)64~68
Appears in Collections:	[Graduate Institute of Environmental Medicine] Journal articles

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