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Bladh, MarieÖstergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Obstetrik och gynekologi,Hälsouniversitetet,Kvinnokliniken i Linköping
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Hospitalization in Adolescence and Young Adulthood Among Twins and Singletons : A Swedish Cohort Study of Subjects Born Between 1973 and 1983
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2013-05-10
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Cambridge University Press (CUP),2013
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:liu-94317
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https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-94317URI
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https://doi.org/10.1017/thg.2013.27DOI
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Language:English
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Summary in:English
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Children born with non-optimal birth characteristics — that is, are small for gestational age and/or preterm — have an increased risk for several long-term effects such as neurological sequelae and chronic disease. The purpose of this study was to examine whether twins exhibited a different outcome, compared with singletons, in terms of hospitalization during adolescence and early adulthood, and to what extent differences remain when considering the divergence in birth characteristics between singletons and twins. Persons born between 1973 and 1983 in Sweden and surviving until age 13 were included and followed until the end of 2006. Data on birth characteristics, parental socio-demographic factors, and hospitalizations were collected from national registers. Adjusting for parental socio-demographic factors, twins had a higher risk of being hospitalized than singletons (odds ratio, OR = 1.17, 95% confidence interval, CI = 1.10–1.25) and more often due to ‘Congenital anomalies’ (OR = 1.18, 95% CI = 1.06–1.28), ‘Infections’ (OR = 1.14; 95% CI = 1.08–1.20), ‘External causes of illness’ (OR = 1.10, 95% CI = 1.06–1.15), and ‘Diseases of the nervous system’ (OR = 1.18, 95% CI = 1.10–1.26). Stratifying for birth characteristics, this difference diminishes, and for some diagnoses non-optimal twins seem to do slightly better than non-optimal singletons. Thus, twins with non-optimal birth characteristics had a lower risk of hospitalization than non-optimal singletons on, for example, ‘Congenital anomalies’ and ‘Diseases of the nervous system’ (OR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.77–0.96; OR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.81–0.97, respectively) and Total (any) hospitalization (OR = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.83–0.92). Among those with optimal birth characteristics, twins had an increased hospitalization due to ‘External causes of illness’ (OR = 1.07, 95% CI = 1.02–1.13) compared with optimal singletons. Twins have higher hospitalization rates than singletons. In stratifying for birth characteristics, this difference diminishes, and for some diagnoses, non-optimal twins seem to do less poorly than non-optimal singletons.
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twin
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singleton
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morbidity
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SGA
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preterm
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low birthweight
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MEDICINE
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MEDICIN
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Carstensen, JohnLinköpings universitet,Hälsa och samhälle,Hälsouniversitetet(Swepub:liu)johca98
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Josefsson, AnnÖstergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Obstetrik och gynekologi,Hälsouniversitetet,Kvinnokliniken i Linköping(Swepub:liu)annjo87
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Finnström, OrvarÖstergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Pediatrik,Hälsouniversitetet,Barn- och ungdomskliniken i Linköping(Swepub:liu)orvfi31
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Sydsjö, GunillaÖstergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Obstetrik och gynekologi,Hälsouniversitetet,Kvinnokliniken i Linköping(Swepub:liu)gunsy68
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Linköpings universitetObstetrik och gynekologi
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In:Twin Research and Human Genetics: Cambridge University Press (CUP)16:3, s. 707-7151832-42741839-2628
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