Differential effect of Ecologic Risk Factors on the Low Birthweight Components of African-American, Mexican-American, and Non-Latino White Infants in Chicago

From: Journal of the National Medical Association | Date: April 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

This study explored the relationship between ecologic risk factors and infant birthweight. A stratified analysis was performed on all African-American, Mexican-American, and white infants born in Chicago in 1990. One half of African-American mothers (n=26,799) resided in communities with multiple ecologic risk factors, yet their very low birthweight rates were unaffected by the number of these factors. By contrast, only 5% of Mexican-American mothers (n=9913) and 5% of white mothers (n=13,596) lived in communities with multiple ecologic risk factors. Their very low birthweights were twice ...

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