Parker J D, Schoendorf K C
Division of Analysis, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782.
Am J Epidemiol. 1992 Aug 15;136(4):399-407. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116512.
The combined effects of maternal and paternal factors on the risk of delivering low birth weight (less than 2,500 g) and very low birth weight (less than 1,500 g) infants were examined among married parents. Using 1984-1988 natality data compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics, the authors found paternal education and race to have independent effects on the risks of low birth weight and very low birth weight after adjustment for maternal characteristics. The odds of low and very low birth weight decreased with increasing paternal education. Adjustment for paternal education decreased the effect of maternal education on the risks of low and very low birth weight. Additionally, the examination of paternal race led to the identification of a subgroup of married black women with lower risks of low and very low birth weight than married black mothers overall. These data suggest that paternal characteristics should be used, in addition to maternal characteristics, to describe the risks of low and very low birth weight.
研究人员在已婚父母中考察了父母因素对分娩低体重（低于2500克）和极低体重（低于1500克）婴儿风险的综合影响。利用国家卫生统计中心汇编的1984 - 1988年出生数据，作者发现，在对母亲特征进行调整后，父亲的教育程度和种族对低体重和极低体重风险具有独立影响。低体重和极低体重的几率随着父亲教育程度的提高而降低。对父亲教育程度进行调整后，母亲教育程度对低体重和极低体重风险的影响有所减弱。此外，对父亲种族的研究发现，有一部分已婚黑人女性，其低体重和极低体重的风险低于总体已婚黑人母亲。这些数据表明，除母亲特征外，还应利用父亲特征来描述低体重和极低体重的风险。
