Exposure to Environmental and Mainstream Tobacco Smoke and Risk of Spontaneous Abortion

The authors examined the risk of spontaneous abortion from environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure in a prospective study of over 5,000 women conducted in California during 1990–1991. Among nonsmokers, there was little association by hours of ETS exposure at home or work (adjusted odds ratio (OR)...

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Published in:American journal of epidemiology 1999-02, Vol.149 (3), p.243-247
Main Authors: Windham, Gayle C., Von Behren, Julie, Waller, Kirsten, Fenster, Laura
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abortion
Abortion, Spontaneous - etiology
Adult
Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects
Biological and medical sciences
Caffeine - administration & dosage
Caffeine - adverse effects
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Medical sciences
Pregnancy
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
spontaneous
tobacco smoke pollution
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - adverse effects
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - analysis
Tobacco, tobacco smoking
Toxicology
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Summary:The authors examined the risk of spontaneous abortion from environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure in a prospective study of over 5,000 women conducted in California during 1990–1991. Among nonsmokers, there was little association by hours of ETS exposure at home or work (adjusted odds ratio (OR) for any exposure = 1.01, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.80–1.27), or by paternal smoking. However, the risks associated with ETS exposure were increased among nonsmokers who had moderate alcohol or heavy caffeine consumption. A moderate association with maternal smoking was observed (adjusted OR for ≥5 cigarettes per day = 1.3, 95% CI 0.91–1.9). Am J Epidemiol 1999;149:243–7.
ISSN:0002-9262
1476-6256
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009798