Xuedi Li, Alyssa Kahane, Charles D G Keown-Stoneman, Jessica A Omand, Cornelia M Borkhoff, Gerald Lebovic, Jonathon L Maguire, Muhammad Mamdani, Patricia C Parkin, Janis Randall Simpson, Mark S Tremblay, Leigh M Vanderloo, Eric Duku, Caroline Reid-Westoby, Magdalena Janus, Catherine S Birken
{"title":"Early childhood body mass index growth and school readiness: A longitudinal cohort study.","authors":"Xuedi Li, Alyssa Kahane, Charles D G Keown-Stoneman, Jessica A Omand, Cornelia M Borkhoff, Gerald Lebovic, Jonathon L Maguire, Muhammad Mamdani, Patricia C Parkin, Janis Randall Simpson, Mark S Tremblay, Leigh M Vanderloo, Eric Duku, Caroline Reid-Westoby, Magdalena Janus, Catherine S Birken","doi":"10.1111/ppe.13114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.13114","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Child growth influences future health and learning. School readiness refers to a child's ability to meet developmental expectations at school entry. The association of early growth rate and patterns with school readiness remains unknown.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the association of child body mass index (BMI) growth with school readiness in a cohort of young children.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective cohort study (2015-2022) was conducted in children 0-6 years enrolled in the TARGet Kids! research network in Toronto, Canada. Two analytical approaches were used to measure growth using child weight and height/length data between 0 and 4 years: (i) age- and sex-standardised BMI (zBMI) growth rate per year using a piecewise linear model; and (ii) distinct zBMI trajectories using latent class mixed models. School readiness (4-6 years) was measured using teacher-completed Early Development Instrument (EDI). Robust Poisson models and marginal linear models using generalised estimating equations were used adjusting for confounders identified a priori.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In this study of 1077 children (mean age at EDI completion: 4.8 years; 52.6% male) with 6415 zBMI measurements, mean growth rate was 0.65 zBMI units/year (0-2 years) and -0.11 zBMI units/year (2-4 years). Two distinct zBMI trajectories were identified: the stable trajectory and the catch-up trajectory. There was insufficient evidence that zBMI growth rates (risk ratio 1.10, 95% confidence interval 0.78, 1.55 for 0-2 years; risk ratio 0.71, 95% confidence interval 0.32, 1.57 for 2-4 years) or trajectories (risk ratio 1.05, 95% confidence interval 0.82, 1.35, catch-up trajectory vs. stable trajectory) were associated with school readiness.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>No association was found between BMI growth and school readiness. School readiness may be more impacted by factors directly related to obesity or adiposity at the time of EDI measurement rather than growth.</p>","PeriodicalId":19698,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology","volume":"38 8","pages":"733-744"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142740198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shintaro Fujiwara, Emily Leibovitch, Ko Harada, Yoshito Nishimura, Russell Woo, Fumio Otsuka, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula
{"title":"Trends in adverse effects of medical treatment in Paediatric populations in the United States: A global burden of disease study, 2000-2019.","authors":"Shintaro Fujiwara, Emily Leibovitch, Ko Harada, Yoshito Nishimura, Russell Woo, Fumio Otsuka, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula","doi":"10.1111/ppe.13116","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ppe.13116","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adverse effects of medical treatment (AEMT) pose significant risks to paediatric patients. However, the mortality trends associated with AEMT in this population have been unclear.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We aimed to clarify the trends in the incidence, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and mortality rates of AEMT for children in the US from 2000 to 2019.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were retrieved from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019. We estimated age-standardized incidence, DALYs and mortality rates of paediatric AEMT per 100,000 children in the US using a Bayesian meta-regression model. We also analysed incidence, DALYs and mortality in different age groups, and employed Joinpoint regression models to assess the age- and sex-specific trends.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The number of deaths due to AEMT in children, the number of cases, and DALYs were 105.1, 551,076 and 145,555 in 2019, decreased by 37.5%, 6% and 28% from those in 2000, respectively. Age-standardized mortality rates decreased across all age groups, while the incidence increased across all age groups with an average annual percentage change (AAPC) of 2.2% in those children <1 year and 4.5% in 5-9 years of age. The increases in DALYs over time was higher in children aged 1-4 years (AAPC: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.47, 0.62) and 5-9 years (AAPC: 0.33, 95% CI: 0.15, 0.50), with the 1-4 year age group being the highest.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study reveals declining AEMT mortality but rising incidence and DALYs, emphasizing a disproportionate burden in <1, 1-4 and 5-9 years. To develop effective mitigation strategies, future research is warranted to identify the causes of increased AEMT in children, especially young males.</p>","PeriodicalId":19698,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":"692-699"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142120365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inter-hospital variations in the respiratory outcomes of very and extremely pre-term infants: A cohort study in Japan.","authors":"Wataru Mimura, Daisuke Shinjo, Tetsuya Isayama, Kiyohide Fushimi","doi":"10.1111/ppe.13123","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ppe.13123","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hospital-level and international variations exist in the management strategies of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). However, studies evaluating hospital-level variations in the respiratory outcomes of pre-term infants associated with differing management strategies of BPD are lacking.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Herein, we aimed to assess inter-hospital variations in the respiratory outcomes of BPD in very pre-term and extremely pre-term infants.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cohort study, the administrative claims and discharge summary data were extracted from 276 hospitals in Japan between April 2014 and March 2016. This study assessed neonates of a gestational age of 22-31 weeks old, who had been hospitalised for ≥7 days. The primary outcome was a BPD defined using any respiratory support, such as supplemental oxygen, high-flow nasal cannula, CPAP, or mechanical ventilation at 36 weeks PMA. The median odds ratio (MOR) was calculated using a multilevel logistic regression model, including baseline characteristics, comorbidities, and treatment as covariates, to evaluate the inter-hospital variation of the outcome.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 8143 neonates from across 132 hospitals, 53.7% were male, with a mean gestational age (standard deviation) of 28.0 (2.5)-weeks-old and birthweight of 1086 (386) g. Among these patients, BPD occurred in 2737 (33.6%). The MOR was 2.49, representing the median value of odds ratios when comparing two neonates with identical covariates from hospitals with high and low propensity for the outcomes to occur.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Outcome variations in the BPD were observed among hospitals in Japan, even after adjusting for individual factors, including gestational age, birthweight, comorbidities, and treatments. Thus, in Japan, developing strategies is essential to decrease the BPD rates, while minimising inter-hospital heterogeneity, to improve the healthcare quality for pre-term neonates.</p>","PeriodicalId":19698,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":"679-688"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142292855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Merle Wilhelm, Miriam Gatt, Rok Hrzic, Neville Calleja, Hajo Zeeb
{"title":"Evaluating neonatal mortality in Malta compared with other EU countries: Exploring the influence of congenital anomalies and maternal risk factors.","authors":"Merle Wilhelm, Miriam Gatt, Rok Hrzic, Neville Calleja, Hajo Zeeb","doi":"10.1111/ppe.13106","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ppe.13106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Globally, 240,000 babies die in the neonatal period annually due to congenital anomalies (CA). Malta reports the highest neonatal mortality rate (NMR) among EU (European Union) Countries, constituting a public health concern.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study describes the contribution of CA to NMR in Malta, investigating possible associations with known maternal risk factors of maternal age, nationality, and education. Additionally, it provides an update on the contribution of CA to neonatal deaths in Malta and other EU countries.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Anonymous data for births and neonatal deaths were obtained for 2006-2020 from the National Obstetrics Information System (NOIS) in Malta. Regression analyses adjusting for maternal risk factors were run on this data to explore possible associations with NMR. NMRs published by EUROSTAT 2011-2020 were used to compare mortality by underlying cause of death (CA or non-CA causes) for Malta and other EU countries.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between 2006 and 2020, 63,890 live births with 283 neonatal deaths were registered in Malta, (NMR 4.4 per 1000 live births). CA accounted for 39.6% of neonatal deaths. No time trends were observed in either total NMR, NMR attributed to CA or mortality due to non-CA causes. Adjusted variables revealed associations for women hailing from non-EU, low-income countries. Malta registered high NMRs compared to EU countries, most marked for deaths attributed to CA.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Between 2006 and 2020, Malta's NMR remained stable. Maternal Nationality, from non-EU low-income countries, was associated with higher neonatal mortality. The influx of such migrants may play a partial role in the high NMRs experienced. Malta's high NMR was primarily driven by early neonatal deaths, which included high proportions of deaths due to CA and is linked to the fact that termination of pregnancy is illegal in Malta.</p>","PeriodicalId":19698,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":"703-713"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11603760/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142140725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The not-so-simple question of when or if to induce a term pregnancy.","authors":"Nathalie Auger, Jessica Healy-Profitós","doi":"10.1111/ppe.13143","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ppe.13143","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19698,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":"730-732"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11603758/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142625340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Explained and unexplained inter-center variability in outcomes: Where should we go next?","authors":"Prakesh S Shah","doi":"10.1111/ppe.13134","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ppe.13134","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19698,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":"689-691"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11603749/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142505352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elly M Marshall, Ruchi Bhandari, David M Haas, Janet M Catov, Amna Umer, Robert M Silver, Bethany Barone Gibbs
{"title":"Pre-pregnancy substance use and first trimester cardiovascular health among nulliparous pregnant people: The nuMoM2b Study.","authors":"Elly M Marshall, Ruchi Bhandari, David M Haas, Janet M Catov, Amna Umer, Robert M Silver, Bethany Barone Gibbs","doi":"10.1111/ppe.13119","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ppe.13119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Suboptimal pre-pregnancy health, including substance use and cardiovascular risk factors, is associated with higher risks of maternal-foetal morbidity and mortality.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine if pre-pregnancy substance use is associated with early pregnancy cardiovascular health (CVH). It is hypothesised that pre-pregnancy use of substances is associated with worse CVH in the first trimester of pregnancy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a secondary analysis from the 2010-2015 United States nuMoM2b cohort (n = 9895). Pre-pregnancy alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and illicit substance use were assessed through questionnaires. Latent class analysis categorised participants based on their 3-month pre-pregnancy or ever(*) substance use: (1) Illicit substances*, marijuana*, and alcohol use (n = 1234); (2) marijuana* and alcohol use (n = 2066); (3) tobacco and alcohol use (n = 636); and (4) alcohol only use (n = 3194). The referent group reported no pre-pregnancy substance use (n = 2765). First trimester CVH score from 0 (least healthy) to 100 (most healthy) was calculated using a modified American Heart Association Life's Essential 8 framework and included body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, blood glucose, non-HDL cholesterol, diet, sleep, and physical activity. Multiple linear regression evaluated the relationship between pre-pregnancy substance use classes and CVH scores.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>CVH score varied by class: No substance use (mean: 65, SD: ±1.3), illicit substances*, marijuana*, and alcohol use (68 ± 1.3), marijuana* and alcohol use (67 ± 1.3), tobacco and alcohol use (62 ± 1.4), and alcohol only use (67 ± 1.3). In adjusted models, those who used tobacco and alcohol compared to the no substance use class had a lower CVH score (-2.82); other classes had scores ranging from 1.81 to 2.44 points higher than the no substance use class. Individual CVH component scores followed similar patterns.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>All groups, but most markedly those who used tobacco and alcohol prior to pregnancy, began pregnancy with only moderate CVH and may benefit from CVH promotion efforts along with substance use treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":19698,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":"668-676"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11604527/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142120364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Maternal mortality surveillance: Getting it right is essential to drive preventive actions.","authors":"Marian Knight, Catherine Deneux-Tharaux","doi":"10.1111/ppe.13140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.13140","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19698,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142505353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aline Marileen Wiegersma, Tessa J Roseboom, Susanne R de Rooij
{"title":"Women exposed to famine in early gestation have increased mortality up to age 76 years.","authors":"Aline Marileen Wiegersma, Tessa J Roseboom, Susanne R de Rooij","doi":"10.1111/ppe.13131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.13131","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>We have previously shown that exposure to famine in early gestation was associated with poorer adult health and, in women, with reduced survival up to age 64.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Here, we explore the association between prenatal famine exposure and mortality up to age 76 for men and women separately.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We studied adult mortality (>18 years) in men (n = 989) and women (n = 1002) born as term singletons around the time of the 1944-1945 Dutch famine. We compared overall and cause-specific mortality among men and women exposed to famine in late, mid, or early gestation to that among unexposed persons (born before or conceived after the famine) using Cox regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 500 persons (25.1%) had died after age 18. Women exposed to famine in early gestation had higher overall (HR 1.49, 95% CI 1.00, 2.23), cancer (HR 2.17, 95% CI 1.32,3.58) and cardiovascular mortality (HR 2.33, 95% CI 0.91, 5.95) compared to unexposed women. Mortality rates among men were not different between exposure groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study showed that women, but not men, exposed to famine in early gestation had increased overall, cardiovascular and cancer mortality up to age 76. Although prenatal famine exposure affects adult health of both men and women, it seems to only lead to increased mortality among women.</p>","PeriodicalId":19698,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142351435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}