Maternal-neonatal folate and vitamin B12 serum concentrations in Greeks and in Albanian immigrants

dc.contributor.author	Σούλπη, Κλεοπάτρα	el
dc.contributor.author	Σπυρόπουλος, Α.	el
dc.contributor.author	Γαβρίλη, Σταυρούλα	el
dc.contributor.author	Καρίκας, Γεώργιος-Αλβέρτος	el
dc.contributor.author	Γρηγόρη, Χ.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-08T21:42:50Z
dc.date.available	2015-05-08T21:42:50Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05-09
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/10014
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15357698?dopt=AbstractPlus	en
dc.subject	Αλβανοί
dc.subject	φολικό οξύ
dc.subject	Έλληνες
dc.subject	βιταμίνη Β
dc.subject	Albanians
dc.subject	Folic acid
dc.subject	Greeks
dc.subject	Vitamin B12
dc.title	Maternal-neonatal folate and vitamin B12 serum concentrations in Greeks and in Albanian immigrants	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Gynecology
heal.classification	Nutrition
heal.classification	Γυναικολογία
heal.classification	Διατροφή
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heal.contributorName	Βλάχος, Γεώργιος	el
heal.contributorName	Παπασωτηρίου, Ιωάννης	el
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2004.00550.x
heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Ιατρικών Εργαστηρίων	el
heal.publicationDate	2004-10
heal.bibliographicCitation	Schulpis, K., Spiropoulos, A., Gavrili, S., Karikas, G., Grigori, C. et al. (2004) Maternal-neonatal folate and vitamin B12 serum concentrations in Greeks and in Albanian immigrants. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. [Online] 17 (5). pp. 443-448. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov [Accessed 08/05/2015]	en
heal.abstract	Background Low folate and vitamin B12 concentrations during pregnancy are implicated with neural tube defects (NTD) and neurological manifestations in the neonates. Aim To compare serum concentrations of folate and vitamin B12 in 1025 Greek mothers, 908 immigrant Albanian mothers at delivery and in the cord blood of their neonates. Methods A 30 days food diary was kept from each mother. Folate and vitamin B12 sera concentrations were measured with Bayer ADVIA Centaur System. Results Energy, carbohydrates and total fat intake were significantly higher in Albanian mothers when compared with those of Greek origin. On the contrary, total protein, and especially animal protein intake were higher in the Greek mothers. Folate intake was similar between the two ethnic groups whereas vitamin B12 intake in Albanians was evaluated lower (1.8 ± 0.13 μg day−1) when compared with that of Greeks (2.8 ± 0.12 μg day−1; P < 0.001). Folate serum concentrations in mothers and newborns were similar (17.7 ± 9.1 and 26.5 ± 15.2 nm versus 18.1 ± 8.6 and 24.6 ± 14.7 nm, respectively P > 0.05) in the two ethnic groups. In contrast, vitamin B12 serum concentration was significantly lower (135.0 ± 19.6 pm) in the Albanian mothers compared with that of Greeks (164.5 ± 17.7 pm, P < 0.0001). Consequently, the vitamin concentrations was found lower in the newborns of Albanian origin (133.6 ± 11.8 pm) compared with that of Greek neonates (213.3 ± 11.4 pm, P < 0.0001). Conclusions (a) Folate serum concentrations in Greek and Albanian mothers and in their neonates were similar, (b) vitamin B12 serum concentrations, evaluated for first time in these ethnic groups, were significantly low in Albanians, both in mothers and newborns, (c) the low protein and especially the reduced animal protein intake from the Albanian mothers, possibly due to their low socio-economic status, may be responsible for their decreased vitamin B12 serum concentrations and (d) vitamin B12 supplementation along with an increase of animal protein intake might improve the vitamin serum status in the Albanians.	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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