The social gradient in birthweight at term: quantification of the mediating role of maternal smoking and body mass index

Laust H Mortensen; Finn Diderichsen; George Davey Smith; Anne Marie Nybo Andersen

doi:10.1093/humrep/dep211

The social gradient in birthweight at term: quantification of the mediating role of maternal smoking and body mass index

Laust H Mortensen, Finn Diderichsen, George Davey Smith, Anne Marie Nybo Andersen

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Abstract

Maternal education is associated with the birthweight of offspring. We sought to quantify the role of maternal body mass index (BMI) and smoking as intermediary variables between maternal education and birthweight at term.

Original language	English
Journal	Human Reproduction
Volume	24
Issue number	10
Pages (from-to)	2629-35
Number of pages	7
ISSN	0268-1161
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dep211
Publication status	Published - Oct 2009

Keywords

Adult
Birth Weight
Body Mass Index
Cohort Studies
Educational Status
Female
Gestational Age
Humans
Maternal Exposure
Pregnancy
Smoking
Socioeconomic Factors

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The social gradient in birthweight at term: quantification of the mediating role of maternal smoking and body mass index

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