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BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
卷 93, 期 5, 页码 593-599出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20041395
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folate; birth weight; smoking
The extent to which maternal folate and vitamin B-12 modulate infant birth weight is unclear. The present study investigated mothers in early gestation (mean 11.5 (SD 5.8) weeks) and neonates, at delivery. Erythrocyte (RBC) folate (mothers: n 683; neonates: n 614) and vitamin B-12 (mothers: n 534; neonates: n 614) were measured. Data on smoking habits were available for 44 % of pregnancies (n 443). The relationship between vitamin levels and birth weight standardized for gender and gestational age was investigated, using linear regression and adjusting for possible confounding variables (maternal age, parity). Results are presented as standardized regression coefficients (b). Increasing maternal age was associated with elevated RBC folate (b 0.11 (95 % CI 0.08, 0.15), P < 0.001; n 674) and smoking was associated with a decrease in maternal RBC folate (b -1.38 (95 % CI -1.92, -0.86), P=0.001; n 319). Neonatal RBC folate was predicted by maternal RBC folate (b 0 center dot 08 (95 % CI 0.04, 0.11), P=0.001; n 315) and maternal vitamin B-12 (b 0.08 (95 % CI 0.01, 0 center dot 16), P=0.02; n 252). Smoking influenced maternal vitamin B-12 status (b -0.88 (95 % CI - 1.49, -0.27), P=0.005; n 231). Using univariate regression, smoking significantly influenced infant birth weight (b -2.15 (95 % CI -3.24, -1.04), P < 0.001; n 437). However, the effect of smoking on birth weight was statistically non-significant when considered in a multivariate regression model, leaving maternal RBC folate as the only significant predictor of birth weight (b 0.25 (95 % CI 0.08, 0.42), P=0.005; n 145). These findings suggest that maternal folate status is an important determinant of infant birth weight. The combined effects of smoking and reduced RBC status on birth weight require further investigation.
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