Current maternal-infant micronutrient status and the effects on birth weight in the United Arab Emirates

Current maternal-infant micronutrient status and the effects on birth weight in the United Arab Emirates

Micronutrient deficiencies exist among women of childbearing age in the United Arab Emirates but the effects of maternal micronutrient deficiency on fetal growth are not well documented. To investigate the association between micronutrients and birth weight, we measured maternal and cord blood micro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Eastern Mediterranean health journal 2009-11, Vol.15 (6), p.1399-1406
Hauptverfasser: Amirlak, I, Ezimokhai, M, Dawodu, A, Dawson, K P, Kochiyil, J, Thomas, L, Abdulle, A M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Ascorbic Acid - blood
Birth Weight
Deficiency Diseases - blood
Deficiency Diseases - epidemiology
Female
Ferritins - blood
Fetal Blood - chemistry
Humans
Infant
Infant Nutrition Disorders - blood
Infant Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Micronutrients - blood
Micronutrients - deficiency
Multivariate Analysis
Nutrition Surveys
Nutritional Status
Pilot Projects
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - blood
Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology
Statistics, Nonparametric
United Arab Emirates - epidemiology
Vitamin A - blood
Vitamin D - blood
Vitamin E - blood
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Zusammenfassung:Micronutrient deficiencies exist among women of childbearing age in the United Arab Emirates but the effects of maternal micronutrient deficiency on fetal growth are not well documented. To investigate the association between micronutrients and birth weight, we measured maternal and cord blood micronutrients (vitamin A, C, D, and E) and ferritin in 84 term, singleton infants born to healthy Arab and South Asian women at Al-Ain hospital. Median serum ascorbic acid and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) concentrations were low in mothers and infants. In multivariate analysis, maternal serum 25-OHD correlated positively with birth weight while serum ferritin showed a negative correlation.
ISSN:1020-3397