Effect of high altitude on birth weight and adverse perinatal outcomes in two argentine populations : Efecto de la altitud sobre el peso al nacer y eventos perinatales adversos en dos poblaciones argentinas

La Revista de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Lugar: Córdoba Capital; Año: 2013 p. 55 - 55

epending on the geographical altitude the purpose of this work was to analyze in two argentine populations the variation of birth weight (BW) and adverse perinatal outcomes, adjusting for maternal and obstetric factors.Material and Methods: Data from 4000 births in the provinces of Jujuy and 4000 in Buenos Aires (Sarda Maternity Hospital) (1996-2000) recruited and randomized from the Perinatal Information System was used. The data were grouped according to an altitudinal gradient composed by Sarda Maternity (20 masl) and the geographic regions of Jujuy province: Ramal (500 masl), Valle (1200 masl), Quebrada (2500 masl) and Puna (3500 masl). Outcome variables were BW > 3000 g, BW