title: Contribution of socioeconomic status to the risk of small for gestational age infants--a population-based study of 1,390,165 singleton live births in Finland.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Small for gestational age (SGA) infants are at increased risk of short- and long-term adverse outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Population-based case-control study using data derived from the Finnish Medical Birth Register for the years 1987-2010 (total population of singleton live births n = 1,390,165). The aim was to quantify the importance of risk factors for SGA and describe their contribution to socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in SGA by using logistic regression analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of all the singleton live births (n = 1,390,165), 3.1% (n = 42,702) were classified as SGA (defined as below 2 standard deviations of the sex-specific population reference mean for gestational age). The risk of SGA was 11 - 24% higher in the lower SES groups compared to the highest SES group. Smoking alone made the largest contribution, explaining 41.7 - 50.9% of SES disparities in SGA. The risk of SGA was 2.3-fold and 7% higher among women who smoked or had quit smoking during the first trimester of pregnancy (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.34, 95% CI 2.28-2.42 and aOR 1.07, 95% CI 1.00 - 1.15, respectively) compared with the non-smokers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SGA is substantially affected by SES. Smoking explained up to 50% of the difference in risk of SGA between high and low SES groups. Quitting smoking during the first trimester of pregnancy resulted in a 7% higher incidence of SGA comparable to that of non-smoking women. Thus, interventional attempts to reduce smoking during pregnancy might help to decrease the socioeconomic gradient of SGA.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland. shraisan@student.uef.fi
authors: Sari
authors: S
authors: Räisänen
authors: Mika
authors: M
authors: Gissler
authors: Ulla
authors: U
authors: Sankilampi
authors: Juho
authors: J
authors: Saari
authors: Michael R
authors: MR
authors: Kramer
authors: Seppo
authors: S
authors: Heinonen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D050498:Live Birth / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
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