| Ferritin concentration and pregnancy outcome: linear models for predicting birthweight and birth length. | |
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PMID: 18274169 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Iron-deficiency anemia can have negative consequences for pregnant women. Previous investigations conducted to explore the association between iron-related components of mothers' serum and the outcome of pregnancy have had diverse results. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between ferritin concentration (as the index of stored iron) of mothers' serum during the last 24 hours of pregnancy and birth outcome. METHODS: Respondents were chosen from the list of all women who had given birth between January 1 and March 30, 2006, in a Rafsanjan county maternal hospital in southeast Iran. The study checklist was completed for 600 to 900 mothers (over a period of 30 days), and about 600 were eligible to participate. Blood samples were taken from 120 eligible women who were randomly selected after they had given their second consent. Data, including birthweight and birth length, were analyzed with SPSS; parametric (t-test, correlation, logistic regression) and nonparametric (chi-square, Mann-Whitney U) tests were used where appropriate. RESULTS: No significant differences between different groups of respondents were found in birthweight, birth length, or the ferritin concentration of mothers' serum, indicating that the effect of confounder variables (e.g., baby's sex, mother' educational status, mother's age, gestational age, etc.) was controlled successfully. Significant positive correlations were found between the mother's ferritin concentration and the baby's birthweight (r = 0.434, N = 120, p < .001) and birth length (r = 0.396, N=120, p < .001). Linear models revealed that the ferritin concentration of mothers' serum during the last 24 hours of pregnancy could be suitable to predict both birthweight and birth length. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms that provision of sufficient amounts of iron-related components to pregnant women is necessary to improve pregnancy outcome. |
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Authors:
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Reza Vazirinejad; Abbas Esmaeili; Hassan Vazirinejad; Gholamhossien Hassanshahi |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Food and nutrition bulletin Volume: 28 ISSN: 0379-5721 ISO Abbreviation: Food Nutr Bull Publication Date: 2007 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-02-15 Completed Date: 2008-03-24 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7906418 Medline TA: Food Nutr Bull Country: Japan |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 419-25 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Social Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran. rvazirinejad@yahoo.co.uk |
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Adult Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / blood*, complications Birth Weight* Body Height Female Ferritins / blood* Humans Infant, Newborn Linear Models Male Predictive Value of Tests Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications / blood* Pregnancy Outcome* |
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9007-73-2/Ferritins |
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