NDLI: Exposure to the Chinese famine in early life and the risk of anaemia in adulthood

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Author	Shi, Zumin Zhang, Cuilin Zhou, Minghao Zhen, Shiqi Taylor, Anne W
Abstract	Background Famine exposure during the early stage of life is related to a number of adulthood diseases. The objective of this study was to examine the association of early life exposure to the famine in China (1959–1961) with the risk of anaemia in adulthood. Methods We used the data of 2007 adults born between 1954 and 1964 in Jiangsu province from the 2002 Chinese National Nutrition and Health Survey. Anaemia was defined as haemoglobin concentration <12 g/dl in women and <13 g/dl in men. Results Prevalence of anaemia in adulthood in nonexposed, fetal-exposed, early-childhood, mid-childhood, and late-childhood exposed to famine groups were 26.0%, 33.8%, 28.1%, 28.2% and 29.7%, respectively. Overall, fetal-exposed to famine was associated with 37% increased risk of anaemia as compared with those non-exposed after adjusting for income, education, place of residence, smoking, alcohol drinking, job, hypertension and BMI; relative risk (95% confidence interval) (RR (95% CI)) was 1.37 (1.09, 1.71). In general, this association appeared to be stronger among men, those who were currently overweight or obese, or those of lower educational levels. Corresponding RR (95% CI) was 1.87 (1.21-2.87), 1.75 (1.20-2.56), and 2.07 (1.37-3.12), respectively. Conclusions Fetal exposure to the Chinese famine was associated with an increased risk of anaemia in adulthood.
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ISSN	14712458
DOI	10.1186/1471-2458-13-904
Journal	BMC Public Health
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Volume Number	13
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2013-10-01
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Subject Keyword	Public Health Medicine Epidemiology Biostatistics Vaccine Environmental Health Chinese famine Anemia Adults Fetal exposure Medicine/Public Health
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Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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