Potential Increased Risk of Trisomy 18 Observed After a Fertilizer Warehouse Fire in Brazos County and TX
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Population
2.2. Ascertainment of T18 and T21
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Maternal Race | Maternal Age (Years) | 2005–2008 (Before the Accident) | 2009–2010 (During the Impacted Years) | 2011–2014 (After the Accident) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
White | <30 | 3040 | 29.4 | 1652 | 30.8 | 3014 | 28.4 |
30+ | 1622 | 15.7 | 887 | 16.5 | 1979 | 18.6 | |
Black | <30 | 1160 | 11.2 | 574 | 10.7 | 1092 | 10.3 |
30+ | 198 | 1.9 | 106 | 2.0 | 260 | 2.4 | |
Hispanic | <30 | 2830 | 27.3 | 1339 | 24.9 | 2447 | 23.0 |
30+ | 861 | 8.3 | 481 | 9.0 | 1018 | 9.6 | |
Other | <30 | 272 | 2.6 | 128 | 2.4 | 366 | 3.4 |
30+ | 368 | 3.6 | 205 | 3.8 | 448 | 4.2 | |
Total | 10351 | 100 | 5372 | 100 | 10624 | 100 |
Chromosomal Birth Defects | Time Periods | Observed Number of Cases | Expected # of Cases | SMR | 95% CI a | p-Value a | |
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T18 (Edwards Syndrome) | 2005–2008 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.77 | 0.13 | 2.54 | 0.71 |
2009–2010 | 7 | 1.4 | 5.00 | 2.19 | 9.89 | <0.001 | |
2011–2014 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.71 | 0.12 | 2.36 | 0.63 | |
T21 (Down Syndrome) | 2005–2008 | 14 | 12.6 | 1.11 | 0.63 | 1.82 | 0.69 |
2009–2010 | 8 | 7.0 | 1.14 | 0.53 | 2.17 | 0.71 | |
2011–2014 | 14 | 26.3 | 0.53 | 0.30 | 0.87 | 0.016 |
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Xu, X.; Zhang, X.; Han, J.; Adamu, Y.; Zhang, B. Potential Increased Risk of Trisomy 18 Observed After a Fertilizer Warehouse Fire in Brazos County and TX. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2561. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072561
Xu X, Zhang X, Han J, Adamu Y, Zhang B. Potential Increased Risk of Trisomy 18 Observed After a Fertilizer Warehouse Fire in Brazos County and TX. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(7):2561. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072561
Chicago/Turabian StyleXu, Xiaohui, Xiao Zhang, JeongWon Han, Yau Adamu, and Bangning Zhang. 2020. "Potential Increased Risk of Trisomy 18 Observed After a Fertilizer Warehouse Fire in Brazos County and TX" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 7: 2561. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072561
APA StyleXu, X., Zhang, X., Han, J., Adamu, Y., & Zhang, B. (2020). Potential Increased Risk of Trisomy 18 Observed After a Fertilizer Warehouse Fire in Brazos County and TX. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(7), 2561. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072561