Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0698 |
| Title: | Maternal diet during pregnancy and carotid intima-media thickness in children |
| Author(s): | Gale CR, Jiang B, Robinson SM, et al. |
| Reference: | Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2006 Aug;26(8):1877-82. Epub 2006 May 25 |
| Place of Study: | UK |
| Abstract: | The authors measured carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in 216 nine-year-old children whose mothers had participated in a study of nutrition during pregnancy. IMT was greater in boys, in children who were heavier, in those with higher systolic blood pressure, and in those who took less exercise. Increased IMT was associated with a lower maternal energy intake in early (P=0.029) or late (P=0.006) pregnancy, after adjustment for these factors. Mean IMT of children whose mothers were in the lowest quarter of the distribution of energy intake in late pregnancy was 0.027 mm (95% confidence interval, 0.004 to 0.049) greater than that of those whose mothers were in the highest quarter of the distribution. CONCLUSIONS: Lower maternal energy intake during pregnancy may increase the susceptibility to atherogenesis of the child.
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| Keyword(s): | carotid intima thickness, nutrition in pregnancy |
| Discussion: | No discussion mentioned for this entry |
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