B1163 - Cross cohort comparison to explore the causal association between maternal age and perinatal outcomes and later child outcomes IQ educational attainment behaviours risk taking - 19/05/2011

B number: 
B1163
Principal applicant name: 
Mar?a Clara Restrepo-M?ndez (Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil)
Co-applicants: 
Debbie Lawlor (University of Bristol, UK), Dr Cesar Victora (Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil), Dr Alicia Matijasevich (Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil)
Title of project: 
Cross cohort comparison to explore the causal association between maternal age and perinatal outcomes and later child outcomes (IQ, educational attainment, behaviours, risk taking)
Proposal summary: 

Aims and objectives

The aim is to use a cross-cohort comparison between Pelotas and ALSPAC to examine the causal association of maternal age with adverse perinatal and later offspring outcomes. Specific objectives are:

Compare the magnitudes of association of SEP with maternal age, using relative indices of inequalities, between the four cohorts: threePelotascohorts and ALSPAC.

  1. Compare the magnitudes of association of maternal age with birth weight and gestational age between the four cohorts: threePelotascohorts and ALSPAC.
  2. Compare the magnitudes of association of maternal age with IQ and educational attainment between the four cohorts: three Pelotas cohorts and ALSPAC
  3. Compare the magnitudes of association of maternal age with behavioural problems: three Pelotas cohorts and ALSPAC
  4. Compare the magnitudes of association of maternal age with smoking and alcohol initiation and use between the four cohorts: three Pelotas cohorts and ALSPAC
Date proposal received: 
Thursday, 19 May, 2011
Date proposal approved: 
Thursday, 19 May, 2011
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