Low body weight gain, low white blood cell count and high serum ferritin as markers of poor nutrition and increased risk for preterm delivery

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 90-99

  Hsu, Wen Yin ^a   Wu, Cheng Hsuan ^b,c   Hsieh, Charles Tsung Che ^b   Lo, Hui Chen ^d   Lin, Jen Shiou ^b   Kao, Mei Ding ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Maternal weight gain; Nutrient intake; Preterm delivery; White blood cells

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL; FERRITIN; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84873268791     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2013.22.1.05     Document Type: Article

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