Maternal obesity during pregnancy is negatively associated with maternal and neonatal iron status

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 918-924

  Jones, A D ^a   Zhao, G ^b   Jiang, Y P ^b   Zhou, M ^b   Xu, G ^b   Kaciroti, N ^a   Zhang, Z ^b   Lozoff, B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BIRTH; CHINA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; IRON STATUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL OBESITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RURAL AREA; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FETUS BLOOD; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; OBESITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; BIOMARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 84955581952     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2015.229     Document Type: Article

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