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Dietary nitrate exposure was not associated with increased risk for neural tube defects. Exposure to nitrate in drinking water at concentrations above the 45 mg\/liter maximum contaminant level was associated with increased risk for anencephaly (odds ratio (OR) = 4.0, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.0, 15.4), but not for spina bifida. Increased risks for anencephaly were observed at nitrate levels below the maximum contaminant level among groundwater drinkers only (OR = 2.1, 95% CI: 1.1, 4.1 for 5\u201315 mg\/liter; OR = 2.3, 95% CI: 1.1, 4.5 for 16\u201335 mg\/liter; and OR = 6.9, 95% CI: 1.9, 24.9 for 36\u201367 mg\/liter compared with &amp;lt;5 mg\/liter). Adjustment for identified risk factors for anencephaly did not substantially alter these associations, nor did control for maternal dietary nitrate, total vitamin C intake, and quantity of tap water consumed. The lack of an observed elevation in risk for anencephaly in association with exposure to mixed water containing nitrate at levels comparable with the concentration in groundwater may indicate that something other than nitrate accounts for these findings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/aje\/153.4.325","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2002,7,26]],"date-time":"2002-07-26T23:02:40Z","timestamp":1027724560000},"page":"325-331","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":103,"title":["Maternal Exposure to Nitrate from Drinking Water and Diet and Risk for Neural Tube Defects"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"153","author":[{"given":"Lisa A.","family":"Croen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Karen","family":"Todoroff","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gary M.","family":"Shaw","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2001,2,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"2024100810180432000_B1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Elwood JM, Little J, Elwood JH. 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