Effect of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet on Maternal Iron Related Biochemical Parameters during Pregnancy and Gestational Weight Gain.

Fecha de publicación: 08/05/2023 Fecha Ahead of Print: 08/05/2023

Autores de IIS La Fe

Alfredo José Perales Marín

Autor
Beatriz Marcos Puig

Autor

Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe

Morales-Suarez-Varela, Maria
Peraita-Costa, Isabel
Llopis-Morales, Juan
Pico, Yolanda

Grupos

Medicina Reproductiva

Investigador Principal

José Morales Roselló

Abstract

Gestation is a crucial life stage for both women and offspring, and outcomes are affected by many environmental factors, including diet. The Mediterranean dietary pattern (MD) is considered a healthy eating pattern that can provide the nutritional requirements of pregnancy. Meanwhile, iron deficiency anemia is one of the most frequent complications related to pregnancy. This study aimed to evaluate how the level of adherence to the MD influences maternal gestational weight gain and specific iron-related maternal biochemical parameters during the pregnancy. Accordingly, an observational, population-based study using data from pregnant women conducted over the entire course of their pregnancy was carried out. Adherence to the MD was assessed once using the MEDAS score questionnaire. Of the 506 women studied, 116 (22.9%) were classified as demonstrating a high adherence, 277 (54.7%) a medium adherence, and 113 (22.3%) a low adherence to the MD. No differences were observed in gestational weight gain among the MD adherence groups but the adequacy of weight gain did vary among the groups, with the proportions of inadequate (insufficient or excessive) weight gain presenting the most notable differences. Total anemia prevalence was 5.3%, 15.6%, and 12.3%, respectively, during the first, second, and third trimesters. For iron-related biochemical parameters, no differences are observed among the adherence groups during pregnancy. With high adherence to the MD as the reference group, the crude odds of iron deficiency diagnosis are significant in the first trimester for both the medium [OR = 2.99 (1.55-5.75)] and low [OR = 4.39 (2.15-8.96)] adherence groups, with deficient adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern being responsible for 66.5% (35.5-82.6) and 77.2% (53.5-88.8) of the risk of iron deficiency diagnosis for medium and low adherence, respectively. However, adjusted odds ratios were not significant, possibly due to the small sample size. Our data suggest that MD adherence could be related to gestational weight gain adequacy and that optimal adherence could reduce iron deficiency and/or anemia during pregnancy in the studied population.

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ISSN/ISSNe:: 0024-3019, 2075-1729
Tipo:: Article
Páginas:: -
DOI:: 10.3390/life13051138
Factor de Impacto:: 0,588 SCImago ℠
Cuartil:: Q2 SCImago ℠

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Morales-Suarez-Varela, Maria:: Research Group in Social and Nutritional Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology and Public Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Sciences, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitat de València, Av. Vicent Andrés Estelles s/n, 46100 Burjassot, València, Spain

Biomedical Research Center in Epidemiology and Public Health Network, Carlos III Health Institute, Av. Monforte de Lemos 3-5 Pabellón 11 Planta 0, 28029 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Peraita-Costa, Isabel:: Research Group in Social and Nutritional Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology and Public Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Sciences, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitat de València, Av. Vicent Andrés Estelles s/n, 46100 Burjassot, València, Spain

Biomedical Research Center in Epidemiology and Public Health Network, Carlos III Health Institute, Av. Monforte de Lemos 3-5 Pabellón 11 Planta 0, 28029 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Perales-Marin, Alfredo:: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, La Fé University and Polytechnic Hospital, Avda. Fernando Abril Martorell, 106, 46026 València, Valencia, Spain
Marcos Puig, Beatriz:: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, La Fé University and Polytechnic Hospital, Avda. Fernando Abril Martorell, 106, 46026 València, Valencia, Spain
Llopis-Morales, Juan:: Research Group in Social and Nutritional Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology and Public Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Sciences, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitat de València, Av. Vicent Andrés Estelles s/n, 46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
Pico, Yolanda:: Research Group in Social and Nutritional Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology and Public Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Sciences, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitat de València, Av. Vicent Andrés Estelles s/n, 46100 Burjassot, València, Spain

Biomedical Research Center in Epidemiology and Public Health Network, Carlos III Health Institute, Av. Monforte de Lemos 3-5 Pabellón 11 Planta 0, 28029 Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Environmental and Food Safety Research Group (SAMA-UV), Desertification Research Centre, (CIDE, CSIC-UV-GV), Moncada-Naquera Road Km 4.5, 46113 Moncada, Valencia, Spain

Keywords

Mediterranean diet; anemia; iron; pregnancy

Proyectos asociados

APLICACION DE TECNICAS LAPLACIANAS PARA LA MONITORIZACION DE LA ACTIVIDAD ELECTRICA DEL MUSCULO LISO HUMANO:ENFASIS EN ELECTROHISTEROGRAMA (LAMOHIS)

Investigador Principal: ALFREDO JOSÉ PERALES MARÍN

LAMOHIS PLAN NACIONAL I+D+I 2008-2011 . 2010

CON-CIENCIA-YV: PILDORAS DE SALUD

FCT-13-7457_FECYT_2013 . MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y COMPETITIVIDAD; FUNDACIÓN PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN DEL HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA . 2013