Abstract
Background A research program was developed to investigate associations between residence in coal mining counties and two measures of newborn health - frequency of birth defects and prevalence of small-for-gestational age. Materials and Methods The risks of birth defects among infants born to residents of Mountain-Top mining (MTM) counties and of non-mining counties were compared using 1990-2009 life birth certificate data from West Virginia. Poisson regression analysis was used to examine the influence of hospital of birth on the prevalence rate ratios (PRR). Mantel-Haenzel analyses revealed hospital-specific rates. The SGA prevalences for residents of mining counties and non-mining counties and for MTM-mining counties and Non-MTM mining counties were compared using 1990-2002 live birth certificate data from central Appalachian states (KY, TN, VA, and WV). Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the influence of co-variables, specifically tobacco use. Results Birth defect rates appeared to be more a characteristic of hospital of birth than of maternal county of residence. The prevalence rate ratio (PRR) comparing births from residents of MTM-counties and of non-mining counties was 1.43 (95% CI, 1.35-1.51; p
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 2nd Environmental Considerations in Energy Production Conference |
| Publisher | Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) |
| Pages | 260-272 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781510811744 |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 2nd Environmental Considerations in Energy Production Conference - Pittsburgh, United States Duration: Sep 20 2015 → Sep 23 2015 |
Other
| Other | 2nd Environmental Considerations in Energy Production Conference |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| Period | 9/20/15 → 9/23/15 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment