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Maternal Passive Smoking, Vitamin D Deficiency and Risk of Spontaneous Abortion

Journal

NUTRIENTS
Volume 14, Issue 18, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu14183674

Keywords

passive smoking; vitamin D deficiency; spontaneous abortion; co-exposure

Funding

  1. National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFC1004303]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [41871360]
  3. Danone Institute China Diet Nutrition Research & Communication Grant [DIC2015-05]

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This study found that co-exposure to passive smoking and vitamin D deficiency is associated with an elevated risk of spontaneous abortion, and the risk increases with rising numbers of exposures.
Background: Maternal passive smoking and vitamin D deficiency might elevate risk of spontaneous abortion. The study aimed to investigate the association of co-exposure to passive smoking and vitamin D deficiency with the risk of spontaneous abortion. Methods: A population-based case-control study was performed among non-smoking women in Henan Province, China, with 293 spontaneous abortion cases and 496 liveborn controls with term, normal birthweight. Results: Compared to women without exposure to passive smoking nor vitamin D deficiency, women with deficient vitamin D alone and women with exposure to passive smoking alone had increased risk of spontaneous abortion (OR = 1.76, 95%CI: 1.08 similar to 2.89; OR = 1.73, 95%CI: 1.11 similar to 2.69, respectively). The risk of spontaneous abortion was even higher for those with co-exposure to passive smoking and vitamin D deficiency (OR = 2.50, 95%CI: 1.63 similar to 3.84). A dose-response relationship was found of an incremental risk of spontaneous abortion with rising numbers of exposures to passive smoking and vitamin D deficiency (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Co-exposure to passive smoking and vitamin D deficiency was associated with an elevated risk of spontaneous abortion, and the risk of spontaneous abortion rose with rising numbers of exposures. Intervention programs need to specifically target the vulnerable groups of pregnant women with both malnutrition and unfavorable environmental exposure.

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