Correlation between maternal and neonatal blood Vitamin D level: Study from Pakistan
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Abstract
In Pakistan, there is limited evidence for the levels and relationship of 25 (OH) Vitamin D (25(OH)D) status in pregnant women and their newborns, while the association between maternal 25(OH)D and newborn anthropometric measurements remains unexplored. Sociodemographic data were collected from 213 pregnant mothers during their visit to a tertiary care hospital at the time of childbirth. Anthropometric measurements were performed on all mothers and their newborns and blood samples collected from both for 25(OH)D levels. Participants were classified into two groups according to their 25(OH)D status: sufficient (25(OH)D ≥50 nmol L−1) and deficient (25(OH)D <50 nmol L−1). Simple and multiple regression models were used for analysis. Among 213 pregnant women, prevalence of 25(OH)D deficiency was 61.5%, and their newborn was 99.5% (mean 25(OH)D levels: 46.3 [11.3] and 24.9 [5.4] nmol L−1, respectively). Maternal sociodemographic characteristics were similar between 25(OH)D deficient and sufficient mothers, whereas newborn 25(OH)D levels were significantly lower in the former (22.60 [4.53] vs. 27.67 [3.82] nmol L−1, respectively, P < 0.001). There was a strong positive association between maternal and newborn 25(OH)D levels (r, 0.66; r2, 43%, B [SE], 0.3 [0.02]; P < 0.001). Association of maternal 25(OH)D levels with newborn weight, length and head circumference was not significant (all P > 0.05). Our study shows a high prevalence of 25(OH)D deficiency in pregnant women and their newborns and a strong positive association between maternal and newborn 25(OH)D levels. Findings of this study indicate the importance of maintaining sufficient 25(OH)D levels during pregnancy.
Date Issued
2020-08-20
Date Acceptance
2020-04-27
Citation
Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2020, 17 (1), pp.1-8
ISSN
1740-8695
Publisher
Wiley Open Access
Start Page
1
End Page
8
Journal / Book Title
Maternal and Child Nutrition
Volume
17
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2020 The Authors. Maternal & Child Nutrition published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Nutrition & Dietetics
Pediatrics
25 (OH) Vitamin D
25(OH)D
deficiency
LMIC
neonatal
newborns
nutrition
Pakistan
pregnancy
pregnant mothers
South Asia
UMBILICAL-CORD BLOOD
D DEFICIENCY
PREGNANT-WOMEN
MULTIETHNIC POPULATION
25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D
D SUPPLEMENTATION
HIGH PREVALENCE
ASSOCIATIONS
COHORT
SERUM
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN e13028
Date Publish Online
2020-08-20