期刊名称：The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：2008-6520
电子版ISSN：2008-6814
出版年度：2020
卷号：11
期号：1
页码：15-23
DOI：10.15171/ijoem.2020.1809
出版社：National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Health Organization
摘要：Background: Birth weight is very important for long-term physical, mental, health, and
brain development. Pesticide exposure is thought to interfere with fetal growth, among others, through disruption of the function of the insulin-like growth hormone-1 (IGF-1) hormone.
Objective: To analyze the relationship between exposure to pesticides during pregnancy and
low-birth weight (LBW) through the disruption of the IGF-1 hormone.
Methods: In a case-control study, babies born with LBW (birth weight <2500 g) and those
born later with normal birth weight (≥2500 g) at 2 hospitals in Brebes were chosen as cases
and controls, respectively. Maternal pesticide exposure was measured by interview using a
questionnaire. Umbilical serum IGF-I level was tested using the ELISA method.
Results: There was a significant relationship between pesticide exposure during pregnancy
and LBW (OR 6.8; 95% CI 2.0 to 22.9) and low umbilical serum IGF-1 levels (OR 3.6; 95%
CI 1.2 to 11.1). There was a significant relationship between low umbilical serum IGF-1 levels
and LBW (OR 8.9; 95% CI 2.4 to 32.1).
Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between pesticide exposure during pregnancy and LBW through the umbilical serum IGF-1 reduction pathway.
关键词：Fetal blood;Infant;low birth weight;Insulin like growth factor I;Organophosphates;Pesticides
