Regional differences in low birth weight in Spain: Biological, demographic and socioeconomic variables

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Fuster, Vicente; Zuluaga, Pilar; Colantonio, Sonia Edith; Román Busto, J.
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2015
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The geographic and demographic dimensions of Spain, in terms of surface and number of inhabitants, and its heterogeneous socioeconomic development offer an adequate opportunity to study the provincial differences in birth weight from 1996 to 2010, focusing on possible factors determining the relative frequency of low birth weight. The study analysed geographic differences with regard to biological, demographic and socioeconomic factors that interfere with the female reproductive pattern. The variables considered here were: birth order, proportion of premature deliveries, mother's age, multiparity, mother's country of origin and professional qualifications. Two periods (1996-2000 and 2006-2010) were compared by means of principal components analysis. An increase in the relative frequency of deliveries weighing less than 2500 g occurred in most of the 52 geographic units studied, differences being significant in 42. Only in five cases was there a non-significant reduction in the proportion of low weight births. The first component after principal component analysis indicated that low birth weight was positively related to maternal age and to multiple deliveries, and negatively to the mother's low professional qualification. The second component related positively to the incidence of premature deliveries and to non-Spanish status and negatively in the case of primiparous mothers. The progressive increase in low birth weight incidence observed in Spain from 1996 onwards has occurred with considerable variation in each province. In part, this diversity can be attributed to the unequal reproductive patterns of immigrant mothers.
Fil: Fuster, Vicente. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; España
Fil: Zuluaga, Pilar. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; España
Fil: Colantonio, Sonia Edith. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad; Argentina
Fil: Román Busto, J.. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; España
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Low Birth Weight
Spain
Demographic And Socioeconomic Variables
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spelling Regional differences in low birth weight in Spain: Biological, demographic and socioeconomic variablesFuster, VicenteZuluaga, PilarColantonio, Sonia EdithRomán Busto, J.Low Birth WeightSpainDemographic And Socioeconomic Variableshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.9https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5The geographic and demographic dimensions of Spain, in terms of surface and number of inhabitants, and its heterogeneous socioeconomic development offer an adequate opportunity to study the provincial differences in birth weight from 1996 to 2010, focusing on possible factors determining the relative frequency of low birth weight. The study analysed geographic differences with regard to biological, demographic and socioeconomic factors that interfere with the female reproductive pattern. The variables considered here were: birth order, proportion of premature deliveries, mother's age, multiparity, mother's country of origin and professional qualifications. Two periods (1996-2000 and 2006-2010) were compared by means of principal components analysis. An increase in the relative frequency of deliveries weighing less than 2500 g occurred in most of the 52 geographic units studied, differences being significant in 42. Only in five cases was there a non-significant reduction in the proportion of low weight births. The first component after principal component analysis indicated that low birth weight was positively related to maternal age and to multiple deliveries, and negatively to the mother's low professional qualification. The second component related positively to the incidence of premature deliveries and to non-Spanish status and negatively in the case of primiparous mothers. The progressive increase in low birth weight incidence observed in Spain from 1996 onwards has occurred with considerable variation in each province. In part, this diversity can be attributed to the unequal reproductive patterns of immigrant mothers.Fil: Fuster, Vicente. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; EspañaFil: Zuluaga, Pilar. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; EspañaFil: Colantonio, Sonia Edith. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad; ArgentinaFil: Román Busto, J.. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; EspañaCambridge University Press2015-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/85969Fuster, Vicente; Zuluaga, Pilar; Colantonio, Sonia Edith; Román Busto, J.; Regional differences in low birth weight in Spain: Biological, demographic and socioeconomic variables; Cambridge University Press; Journal Of Biosocial Science; 47; 1; 1-2015; 90-1040021-9320CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1017/S0021932014000030info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://bit.ly/2OSwltxinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:35:18Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/85969instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:35:18.859CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Regional differences in low birth weight in Spain: Biological, demographic and socioeconomic variables
title Regional differences in low birth weight in Spain: Biological, demographic and socioeconomic variables
spellingShingle Regional differences in low birth weight in Spain: Biological, demographic and socioeconomic variables
Fuster, Vicente
Low Birth Weight
Spain
Demographic And Socioeconomic Variables
title_short Regional differences in low birth weight in Spain: Biological, demographic and socioeconomic variables
title_full Regional differences in low birth weight in Spain: Biological, demographic and socioeconomic variables
title_fullStr Regional differences in low birth weight in Spain: Biological, demographic and socioeconomic variables
title_full_unstemmed Regional differences in low birth weight in Spain: Biological, demographic and socioeconomic variables
title_sort Regional differences in low birth weight in Spain: Biological, demographic and socioeconomic variables
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fuster, Vicente
Zuluaga, Pilar
Colantonio, Sonia Edith
Román Busto, J.
author Fuster, Vicente
author_facet Fuster, Vicente
Zuluaga, Pilar
Colantonio, Sonia Edith
Román Busto, J.
author_role author
author2 Zuluaga, Pilar
Colantonio, Sonia Edith
Román Busto, J.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Low Birth Weight
Spain
Demographic And Socioeconomic Variables
topic Low Birth Weight
Spain
Demographic And Socioeconomic Variables
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.9
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The geographic and demographic dimensions of Spain, in terms of surface and number of inhabitants, and its heterogeneous socioeconomic development offer an adequate opportunity to study the provincial differences in birth weight from 1996 to 2010, focusing on possible factors determining the relative frequency of low birth weight. The study analysed geographic differences with regard to biological, demographic and socioeconomic factors that interfere with the female reproductive pattern. The variables considered here were: birth order, proportion of premature deliveries, mother's age, multiparity, mother's country of origin and professional qualifications. Two periods (1996-2000 and 2006-2010) were compared by means of principal components analysis. An increase in the relative frequency of deliveries weighing less than 2500 g occurred in most of the 52 geographic units studied, differences being significant in 42. Only in five cases was there a non-significant reduction in the proportion of low weight births. The first component after principal component analysis indicated that low birth weight was positively related to maternal age and to multiple deliveries, and negatively to the mother's low professional qualification. The second component related positively to the incidence of premature deliveries and to non-Spanish status and negatively in the case of primiparous mothers. The progressive increase in low birth weight incidence observed in Spain from 1996 onwards has occurred with considerable variation in each province. In part, this diversity can be attributed to the unequal reproductive patterns of immigrant mothers.
Fil: Fuster, Vicente. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; España
Fil: Zuluaga, Pilar. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; España
Fil: Colantonio, Sonia Edith. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad; Argentina
Fil: Román Busto, J.. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; España
description The geographic and demographic dimensions of Spain, in terms of surface and number of inhabitants, and its heterogeneous socioeconomic development offer an adequate opportunity to study the provincial differences in birth weight from 1996 to 2010, focusing on possible factors determining the relative frequency of low birth weight. The study analysed geographic differences with regard to biological, demographic and socioeconomic factors that interfere with the female reproductive pattern. The variables considered here were: birth order, proportion of premature deliveries, mother's age, multiparity, mother's country of origin and professional qualifications. Two periods (1996-2000 and 2006-2010) were compared by means of principal components analysis. An increase in the relative frequency of deliveries weighing less than 2500 g occurred in most of the 52 geographic units studied, differences being significant in 42. Only in five cases was there a non-significant reduction in the proportion of low weight births. The first component after principal component analysis indicated that low birth weight was positively related to maternal age and to multiple deliveries, and negatively to the mother's low professional qualification. The second component related positively to the incidence of premature deliveries and to non-Spanish status and negatively in the case of primiparous mothers. The progressive increase in low birth weight incidence observed in Spain from 1996 onwards has occurred with considerable variation in each province. In part, this diversity can be attributed to the unequal reproductive patterns of immigrant mothers.
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