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Ethnic and other factors affecting birthweight in Singapore
Author(s) -
Viegas O.A.C.,
Ratnam S.S.,
Cole T.J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(89)90351-2
Subject(s) - malay , demography , socioeconomic status , parity (physics) , ethnic group , medicine , birth weight , gestation , pregnancy , population , biology , philosophy , linguistics , physics , particle physics , sociology , anthropology , genetics
Data on 1800 term babies, 600 from each of the Chinese, Malay and Indian racial groups, were used to identify the factors affecting birthweight in Singapore. After adjustment for gestation, maternal height and other variables, the mean Indian birthweight was 100 g less than for the Chinese (P < 0.001), while the Malays averaged 33 g less than the Chinese. The shortfall in Indian birthweight is thought to be due, at least partly, to environmental factors.