UNUSUAL SEX-RATIO OF BIRTHS TO CARBON SETTER FATHERS

被引：31

作者：

MILHAM, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CHRON DIS EPIDEMIOL,OLYMPIA,WA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE | 1993年 / 23卷 / 05期

关键词：

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES; BIRTH RECORDS; ALUMINUM WORKERS; EXCESS FEMALE BIRTHS;

D O I：

10.1002/ajim.4700230516

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

In the years of 1980-1990, there were 139 birth records filed in Washington State on which father's occupation was designated as ''carbon setter,'' a job title specific to aluminum reduction plants of the prebake type. Fifty-three (53) of these records specified sex of the birth as male, while 86 records specified sex of the infant as female. This gives a sex ratio of 0.381, which is a significant departure from the usual sex ratio at birth (proportion male = 0.512). Surveillance of sex ratio by paternal occupation is a simple method of monitoring for genotoxicity.

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页码：829 / 831

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