TY - JOUR A1 - Luna, Francisco AU - Fernández Santander, Ana AU - Moral, Pedro T1 - Stillbirth pattern in a isolated Mediterranean population: La Alpujarra (Spain) Y1 - 2001 SN - 00187143 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11268/4410 AB - This study attempted to analyze the effect of several factors on the stillbirth pattern in a relatively isolated rural population, La Alpujarra (Spain), during the first half of the 20th century. The study was a retrospective analysis from a total sample of 2199 births to 525 mothers, allowing for birth year of mother, maternal age, parental inbreeding, family size, birth order, sex, single/twin delivery, and birth interval. Binomial probability distribution of stillbirths provided no evidence for any significantly increased risk in relation to family size. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) of stillbirth risk in affected families indicated a significant effect for sex of the child, parental consanguinity, and birth year of mother. Logistic regression showed increased risk in twin delivery and pregnancy order one, but not for birth order other than one. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) testing for differences between affected and unaffected families supported a temporal decrease of stillbirths during the period studied. KW - Genética humana KW - Biología KW - Genética humana KW - Biología humana LA - eng ER -