Current maternal-infant micronutrient status and the effects on birth weight in the United Arab Emirates.
East Mediterr Health J
; 15(6): 1399-406, 2009.
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| ID: mdl-20218130
ABSTRACT
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.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações na Gravidez
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Peso ao Nascer
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Transtornos da Nutrição do Lactente
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Micronutrientes
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Deficiências Nutricionais
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Sangue Fetal
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Emirados Árabes Unidos