Risk Factors for Ventricular Septal Defects in Murmansk County, Russia: A Registry-Based Study

Anton A. Kovalenko, Erik Eik Anda, Jon Øyvind Odland, Evert Nieboer, Tormod Brenn and Alexandra Krettek
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Anton A. Kovalenko: Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Erik Eik Anda: Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Jon Øyvind Odland: Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Evert Nieboer: Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, L9H 6C6 ON, Canada
Tormod Brenn: Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Alexandra Krettek: Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 7, 1-11

Abstract: Cardiovascular malformations are one of the most common birth defects among newborns and constitute a leading cause of perinatal and infant mortality. Although some risk factors are recognized, the causes of cardiovascular malformations (CVMs) remain largely unknown. In this study, we aim to identify risk factors for ventricular septal defects (VSDs) in Northwest Russia. The study population included singleton births registered in the Murmansk County Birth Registry (MCBR) between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2011. Infants with a diagnosis of VSD in the MCBR and/or in the Murmansk Regional Congenital Defects Registry (up to two years post-delivery) constituted the study sample. Among the 52,253 infants born during the study period there were 744 cases of septal heart defects (SHDs), which corresponds to a prevalence of 14.2 [95% confidence interval (CI) of 13.2–15.3] per 1000 infants. Logistic regression analyses were carried out to identify VSD risk factors. Increased risk of VSDs was observed among infants born to mothers who abused alcohol [OR = 4.83; 95% CI 1.88–12.41], or smoked during pregnancy [OR = 1.35; 95% CI 1.02–1.80]. Maternal diabetes mellitus was also a significant risk factor [OR = 8.72; 95% CI 3.16–24.07], while maternal age, body mass index, folic acid and multivitamin intake were not associated with increased risk. Overall risks of VSDs for male babies were lower [OR = 0.67; 95% CI 0.52–0.88].

Keywords: registry; risk factors; ventricular septal defects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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