High birth weight as an important risk factor for infant leukemia.
Br J Cancer
; 98(3): 664-7, 2008 Feb 12.
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In this paper, we compared the birth weight distribution among 201 infant leukaemia (IL) cases with that of 440 noncancer controls enrolled in Brazil in 1999-2005. Compared with the general population and the stratum 2500-2999 g as reference, IL cases weighing 3000-3999 g presented an odds ratio (OR) of 1.68 (95% CI: 1.03-2.76), and those of 4000 g or more, an OR of 2.28 (95% CI: 1.08-4.75), P trend<0.01. Using hospital-based controls, the OR for 4000 g or more, compared to 2500-2999 g, was 1.30 (95% CI: 1.02-1.43) after adjusting for confounders (gender, income, maternal age, pesticide and hormonal exposure during pregnancy). The results suggest that high birth weight is associated with increased risk of IL.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Peso al Nacer
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Leucemia
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Cancer
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido