Voigt Manfred, Heineck Guido, Hesse Volker
University Hospital for Gynecology and Obstetrics of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
Econ Hum Biol. 2004 Jun;2(2):265-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2004.04.005.
Using data from a sample of German women, this paper analyzes the relationship between maternal characteristics and infants' birth weight and pre-term delivery. Besides typical epidemiological factors that influence the weight of infants, such as the gestational age and maternal BMI at the beginning of the pregnancy, we find a West--East gradient. Within West Germany, there is a small North-South gradient in birth weight, with larger birth weights in the north. Better educated mothers give birth to heavier babies and have a somewhat decreased risk of pre-term delivery. Income plays a minor role, while occupational status is not associated with the weight of infants at all.
本文利用来自德国女性样本的数据，分析了母亲特征与婴儿出生体重及早产之间的关系。除了影响婴儿体重的典型流行病学因素，如孕周和怀孕初期的母亲体重指数外，我们还发现了一个从西到东的梯度差异。在西德内部，出生体重存在一个较小的从北到南的梯度差异，北部的出生体重更大。受教育程度较高的母亲所生的婴儿体重更重，早产风险也有所降低。收入的影响较小，而职业地位与婴儿体重完全无关。
