The association between maternal and foetal factors with birth weight discordance in twins from Yucatan, Mexico
Birth weight discordance (BWD) is not an uncommon event in twin pregnancies and can be associated with maternal and newborn characteristics. We aimed to analyse the association between maternal sociodemographic and newborn characteristics with BWD in twin infants born in Yucatan, Mexico, during 2008...
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| description | Birth weight discordance (BWD) is not an uncommon event in twin pregnancies and can be associated with maternal and newborn characteristics. We aimed to analyse the association between maternal sociodemographic and newborn characteristics with BWD in twin infants born in Yucatan, Mexico, during 2008–2017 (n = 2091 pairs). BWD was calculated as the percentage of birth weight of the heavier twin. We defined three categories of BWD: concordant twins: <15%, mild-discordant: 15–24%, and severe discordant: ≥25%. A multinomial logistic regression model was used to analyse the association between maternal sociodemographic and newborn characteristics with BWD. Seventy-four percent (n = 1547) of twin pairs were classified as concordant, 17% (n = 356) met the criteria for mild-discordance and 9% (n = 188) for severe discordance. The odds for mild-discordance were significantly lower for mothers with medium level of education and in the highest quartile of total twin birth weight (TBW). Opposite-sex twin pairs showed increased odds for mild-discordance compared with same-sex pairs. The odds for severe discordance increased as mothers were in older age groups and decreased as TBW increased. Our rates of BWD are similar to those reported in populations from wealthier countries and maternal age and education, infants’ sex, and TBW are associated with BWD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d64b05bd760f40bc86c28e8cc8c85b682023-09-14T15:36:13ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAnnals of Human Biology0301-44601464-50332021-02-0148215315610.1080/03014460.2021.19218471921847The association between maternal and foetal factors with birth weight discordance in twins from Yucatan, MexicoHugo Azcorra0Luis Rodriguez1Nina Méndez2Centro de Investigaciones Silvio Zavala, Universidad ModeloFaculta de Matemáticas, Universidad Autónoma de YucatánHospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de la Península de YucatánBirth weight discordance (BWD) is not an uncommon event in twin pregnancies and can be associated with maternal and newborn characteristics. We aimed to analyse the association between maternal sociodemographic and newborn characteristics with BWD in twin infants born in Yucatan, Mexico, during 2008–2017 (n = 2091 pairs). BWD was calculated as the percentage of birth weight of the heavier twin. We defined three categories of BWD: concordant twins: <15%, mild-discordant: 15–24%, and severe discordant: ≥25%. A multinomial logistic regression model was used to analyse the association between maternal sociodemographic and newborn characteristics with BWD. Seventy-four percent (n = 1547) of twin pairs were classified as concordant, 17% (n = 356) met the criteria for mild-discordance and 9% (n = 188) for severe discordance. The odds for mild-discordance were significantly lower for mothers with medium level of education and in the highest quartile of total twin birth weight (TBW). Opposite-sex twin pairs showed increased odds for mild-discordance compared with same-sex pairs. The odds for severe discordance increased as mothers were in older age groups and decreased as TBW increased. Our rates of BWD are similar to those reported in populations from wealthier countries and maternal age and education, infants’ sex, and TBW are associated with BWD.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2021.1921847twinsbirthweight discordancemexicoyucatan |
| spellingShingle | Hugo Azcorra Luis Rodriguez Nina Méndez The association between maternal and foetal factors with birth weight discordance in twins from Yucatan, Mexico Annals of Human Biology twins birthweight discordance mexico yucatan |
| title | The association between maternal and foetal factors with birth weight discordance in twins from Yucatan, Mexico |
| title_full | The association between maternal and foetal factors with birth weight discordance in twins from Yucatan, Mexico |
| title_fullStr | The association between maternal and foetal factors with birth weight discordance in twins from Yucatan, Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | The association between maternal and foetal factors with birth weight discordance in twins from Yucatan, Mexico |
| title_short | The association between maternal and foetal factors with birth weight discordance in twins from Yucatan, Mexico |
| title_sort | association between maternal and foetal factors with birth weight discordance in twins from yucatan mexico |
| topic | twins birthweight discordance mexico yucatan |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2021.1921847 |
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