Micronutrient intake during pregnancy in relation to birth size

dc.contributor.author	Λάγιου, Παγώνα, Δ. (1967-)	el
dc.contributor.author	Mucci, Lorelei	en
dc.contributor.author	Tamimi, Rulla	en
dc.contributor.author	Kuper, H.	en
dc.contributor.author	Λάγιου, Αρετή	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-22T14:29:44Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-22
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/8682
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://link.springer.com/journal/394	en
dc.subject	Pregnancy
dc.subject	Εγκυμοσύνη
dc.title	Micronutrient intake during pregnancy in relation to birth size	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Nutrition
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Διατροφή
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heal.keywordURI	http://skos.um.es/unescothes/C03111
heal.contributorName	Hsieh, Chung Cheng	en
heal.contributorName	Τριχόπουλος, Δημήτρης, Β. (1938-2014)	el
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1007/s00394-004-0491-1
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Δημόσιας Υγείας και Κοινοτικής Υγείας. Κατεύθυνση Δημόσιας Υγείας (Δημόσιας Υγιεινής)	el
heal.publicationDate	2005-01
heal.bibliographicCitation	Lagiou, P., Mucci, L., Tamimi, R., Kuper, H., Lagiou, A., et al. (2005) Micronutrient intake during pregnancy in relation to birth size. "European Journal of Nutrition", 44 (1), p. 52-29. Available from: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00394-004-0491-1 [Accessed: 22/04/2015]	en
heal.abstract	Background: There exists very little information on possible effects on birth size of micronutrient intakes at levels that are usually encountered among pregnant women in developed countries. Aim of the study: To examine the relation of the intake of 20 micronutrients with birth weight, placental weight, birth length and head circumference of the offspring. Methods: In a cohort of 222 Caucasian women with singleton pregnancies in Boston, USA, diet during pregnancy was ascertained at the 27th gestational week through a validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire, covering also intake of dietary supplements. Micronutrient intakes were correlated with birth size parameters after adjustment for confounding variables, including total energy intake. Results: Pantothenic acid, sodium and vitamin E were positively associated with all four birth size parameters. For pantothenic acid the association was statistically significant with respect to birth length, whereas for sodium with respect to head circumference and for vitamin E with respect to birth weight. In contrast, zinc was inversely associated with all four birth size parameters and the association was statistically significant with respect to head circumference. Conclusions: In a moderately sized prospective study, we found evidence that pregnancy intake of pantothenic acid, vitamin E and sodium may be positively related with at least one of the studied birth size parameters, whereas an inverse association was found with respect to zinc intake. For the remaining 16 micronutrients, our findings indicate that they are not associated with birth size, at least within the range of intake encountered in this investigation. The results of this exploratory analysis need to be confirmed before pathophysiologic interpretations and generalizations are attempted.	en
heal.journalName	European Journal of Nutrition	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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