Table 3.
Association Between Proximity to Power Plants, by Fuel Type, and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Florida From 2004 to 2005
| Type of Power Plants | Term LBW |
PTD |
VPTD |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aORa | 95% CI | aORa | 95% CI | aORa | 95% CI | |
| Continuous (for Each 5 km Closer in Distance) | ||||||
| Coal plant (n = 17) | 1.02 | 0.98, 1.06 | 1.01 | 0.99, 1.03 | 1.03 | 0.98, 1.09 |
| Gas plant (n = 66) | 1.00 | 0.99, 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.01, 1.03 | 1.01 | 0.99, 1.03 |
| Nuclear plant (n = 3) | 1.07 | 0.96, 1.20 | 0.90 | 0.86, 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.87, 1.14 |
| Oil plant (n = 28) | 1.00 | 0.99, 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.01, 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.01, 1.06 |
| Solid waste plant (n = 29) | 1.03 | 1.01, 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.02, 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.00, 1.05 |
| Other (n = 7) | 1.05 | 0.96, 1.15 | 1.01 | 0.96, 1.06 | 1.03 | 0.91, 1.18 |
| Categorical (≤20 km Away vs. >20 km Away From All Plants) | ||||||
| Coal plant (n = 16) | 1.19 | 0.98, 1.45 | 1.07 | 0.97, 1.18 | 1.19 | 0.93, 1.51 |
| Gas plant (n = 67) | 0.96 | 0.89, 1.04 | 1.09 | 1.04, 1.13 | 1.09 | 0.99, 1.20 |
| Nuclear plant (n = 3) | 1.37 | 0.81, 2.31 | 0.82 | 0.60, 1.11 | 0.88 | 0.39, 2.00 |
| Oil plant (n = 28) | 1.04 | 0.91, 1.19 | 1.14 | 1.06, 1.24 | 1.27 | 1.07, 1.52 |
| Solid waste plant (n =30) | 1.10 | 1.00, 1.22 | 1.16 | 1.09, 1.22 | 1.15 | 1.01, 1.32 |
| Other (n = 7) | 1.16 | 0.68, 1.98 | 1.23 | 0.89, 1.70 | 1.39 | 0.61, 3.17 |
Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; LBW, low birth weight; PTD, preterm delivery; VPTD, very preterm delivery.
a Adjusted for maternal age, maternal race, marital status, census block group income, and urban neighborhood.