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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 119, No. 6: 1024-1029
Copyright © 1984 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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CAUSAL ANALYSIS OF INFANT DEATHS IN HAWAII

S. P. SIMPSON

From thePopulation Genetics Laboratory, University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI 96822.

(Reprint requests to Dr. S. P. Simpson.)

Simpson, S. P. (Population Genetics Laboratory, U. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822). Causal analysis of Infant deaths In Hawaii. Am J Epidemiol 1984; 119: 1024–9.

Infant mortality among the 34, 330 births registered In Hawaii during 1978–1979 was analyzed by means of several methods. Path analysis showed the Apgar score to be the best predictor of mortality, although the effects of birth weight, gestation time and preconceptlonal and postconceptional factors were all highly significant. Commingling analysis attributed 41% of the deaths to high risk factors recognized from the birth certificate. The infant mortality was lowest In tracts with the highest socloeconomlc and health standards, but Individual variation In socloeconomlc standards was a poor predictor of mortality.

Apgar score; birth weight; gestatlonal age; Infant mortality; socloeconomlc factors; statistics


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