Study type:
Epidemiological study
Residential exposure to electromagnetic fields during pregnancy and risk of child cancer: A longitudinal cohort study
epidem.
By:
Auger N, Bilodeau-Bertrand M, Marcoux S, Kosatsky T
Published in: Environ Res 2019; 176: 108524
Aim of study (acc. to author)
Endpoint/type of risk estimation
Exposure
Assessment
- calculation: calculation of the distance between centroids of six-digit postal codes and the nearest transformer station or transmission line
Exposure groups
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Group
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Description
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Reference group 1
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distance between residence and transformer station: ≥ 200 m
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Group 2
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distance between residence and transformer station: < 200 m
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Reference group 3
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distance between residence and power line: ≥ 100 m
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Group 4
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distance between residence and power line: < 100 m
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Population
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Group:
- children
- children in utero
- newborns
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Age:
0–11 years
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Observation period:
2006 - 2017
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Study location:
Canada (Quebec)
Study size
Statistical analysis method:
- Cox proportional regressions analysis
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adjustment:
- mother: age at delivery, comorbidity (e.g. diabetes), multiple birth, material neighbourhood deprivation and rural place of residence; child: sex, macrosomia ≥ 4000 g, congenital abnormality
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Results (acc. to author)
Study funded by
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Le Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS), Canada
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