Pre-Zika descriptive epidemiology of microcephaly in Texas, 2008-2012.
Adrienne T HoytMark A CanfieldPeter H LangloisDorothy Kim WallerA J AgopianCharles J ShumateNoemi B HallLisa K MarengoMary K EthenAngela E ScheuerlePublished in: Birth defects research (2017)
We found that risk patterns for microcephaly varied across case groupings. Risk factors included maternal race/ethnicity, age, and smoking during pregnancy. Among severe unexplained cases, notable positive associations were seen among mothers who were non-Hispanic Black or less educated, while inverse associations were noted for obesity.
Keyphrases
- zika virus
- risk factors
- intellectual disability
- dengue virus
- insulin resistance
- aedes aegypti
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- weight loss
- cross sectional
- early onset
- high fat diet induced
- smoking cessation
- weight gain
- autism spectrum disorder
- adipose tissue
- pregnant women
- pregnancy outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- body mass index
- african american