Olsen S F, Joensen H D
J Epidemiol Community Health. 1985 Mar;39(1):27-32. doi: 10.1136/jech.39.1.27.
The average birth weight of 10 132 liveborn infants delivered in the Faroes during the period 1969-81 was 3610 grams, which is the highest average weight reported by 33 countries from which we were able to obtain information. Comparison of live births only between the Faroes and Denmark shows a displacement between their birth weight curves of 225 grams. A less active elective delivery in the Faroes could not explain this considerable difference. When standardisation is made with respect to discrepancies in maternal age and marital status in the two populations, the difference between their average birth weights is increased by 5% and 9% respectively. A matching for maternal parity yields a difference between the averages which is 23% below the one between the total populations. Other factors must be responsible. Both environmental and genetic factors plus the possibility of the Faroes being closer to having an optimal birth weight than other countries are discussed.
1969年至1981年期间在法罗群岛出生的10132名活产婴儿的平均出生体重为3610克，这是我们能够获取信息的33个国家中报告的最高平均体重。仅对法罗群岛和丹麦的活产情况进行比较，结果显示两国出生体重曲线相差225克。法罗群岛选择性分娩活动较少这一情况并不能解释这一显著差异。当对两国产妇年龄和婚姻状况的差异进行标准化处理时，两国平均出生体重的差异分别增加了5%和9%。若按产妇胎次进行匹配，平均体重差异比总人口之间的差异低23%。一定是其他因素造成的。本文讨论了环境和遗传因素，以及法罗群岛比其他国家更接近拥有最佳出生体重的可能性。
