Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies in the Japan Environment and Children's Study

• Published in: Journal of epidemiology Vol. 29; no. 7; pp. 247 - 256
• Main Authors: Mezawa, Hidetoshi, Tomotaki, Ai, Yamamoto-Hanada, Kiwako, Ishitsuka, Kazue, Ayabe, Tadayuki, Konishi, Mizuho, Saito, Mayako, Yang, Limin, Suganuma, Narufumi, Hirahara, Fumiki, Nakayama, Shoji F, Saito, Hirohisa, Ohya, Yukihiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Japan Epidemiological Association 05.07.2019
• Subjects: Age; birth cohort; Cardiovascular diseases; Children; Cleft lip/palate; Cohort Studies; Congenital Abnormalities - epidemiology; Congenital Abnormalities - ethnology; Congenital anomalies; Congenital defects; Coronary artery disease; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Evaluation; Female; Heart diseases; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infants; Japan - epidemiology; Japan Environment and Children’s Study; JECS; Male; Maternal and Child Health; Medical records; Original; Pregnancy; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Regional analysis; Risk Factors; Spina bifida; Japan; Japan Environment and Children’s Study; prevalence; JECS; congenital anomalies; birth cohort

The aims of the present report were to estimate the prevalence of congenital anomalies (CAs) among infants in Japan using data from the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS) and to evaluate the validity of CA classification within JECS. Data on CAs were collected at delivery and at age...