The heavier the better? Birthweight and perinatal mortality in different ethnic groups
International Journal of EpidemiologyPublished 1 June 2002
Siri Vangen, Camilla Stoltenberg, Rolv Skjærven, Per Magnus, Jennifer R. Harris, Babill Stray‐Pedersen
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Comparison of weight-specific mortality rates between the two largest ethnic groups showed the low birthweight paradox, where among low-weight births, perinatal mortality was lower among Pakistani babies than among Norwegian babies, and Paradoxical differences in birthweight-specific deaths could be resolved by adjustment to a relative scale.
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Differences in perinatal mortality between the ethnic groups were not explained by differences in mean birthweight. Paradoxical differences in birthweight-specific mortality rates could be resolved by adjustment to a relative scale.
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