Shun Yasuda1,2, Hyo Kyozuka2, Yasuhisa Nomura1,2, Keiya Fujimori1,2, Aya Goto1,3, Seiji Yasumura1,3, Kennichi Hata1,4, Tetsuya Ohira1,5, Masafumi Abe1. 1. a Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey , Fukushima , Japan. 2. b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University , Fukushima , Japan. 3. c Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University , Fukushima , Japan. 4. d Fukushima Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Fukushima , Japan. 5. e Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University , Fukushima , Japan.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster occurred on 11 March 2011. We investigated the incidence of SGA (small for gestational age) in the Fukushima Prefecture in newborns delivered by women who were pregnant at the time of the disasters and identified any risk factors for SGA. METHODS: Subjects were women who were pregnant at the time of the disasters. Questionnaires were sent to the women who lived in the Hamadori area (seaside and near to the nuclear power plant) at the time of the disasters as well as to a control group of women who lived outside the Hamadori area. The incidence of SGA was compared. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the risk factors for SGA. RESULTS: In total, 325(5.6%) women had infants with SGA. Neither area nor the trimester of pregnancy at the time of the disasters influenced the incidence of SGA. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) was higher in the SGA group. PIH was found to be an independent risk factor for SGA. CONCLUSION: We found no evidence that the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster increased the incidence of SGA in the Fukushima Prefecture.
OBJECTIVE: The Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster occurred on 11 March 2011. We investigated the incidence of SGA (small for gestational age) in the Fukushima Prefecture in newborns delivered by women who were pregnant at the time of the disasters and identified any risk factors for SGA. METHODS: Subjects were women who were pregnant at the time of the disasters. Questionnaires were sent to the women who lived in the Hamadori area (seaside and near to the nuclear power plant) at the time of the disasters as well as to a control group of women who lived outside the Hamadori area. The incidence of SGA was compared. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the risk factors for SGA. RESULTS: In total, 325(5.6%) women had infants with SGA. Neither area nor the trimester of pregnancy at the time of the disasters influenced the incidence of SGA. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) was higher in the SGA group. PIH was found to be an independent risk factor for SGA. CONCLUSION: We found no evidence that the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster increased the incidence of SGA in the Fukushima Prefecture.
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Keywords:
SGA; disaster; the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster; the Great East Japan Earthquake; tsunami
Authors: Claire Leppold; Shuhei Nomura; Toyoaki Sawano; Akihiko Ozaki; Masaharu Tsubokura; Sarah Hill; Yukio Kanazawa; Hiroshi Anbe Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2017-05-19 Impact factor: 3.390