Influence of altered maternal lipid profile on the lipid profile of the newborn

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate whether there is an association between altered maternal lipid profile and the lipid profile of the newborn in a maternity hospital. Subjects and method: Cross-sectional study with 435 parturients and their respective newborns. Blood samples from the newborns were collected during delivery by venipuncture of the umbilical cord close to the placenta. Blood samples from the parturients were collected in the pre-delivery room or right after delivery. The concentrations of total cholesterol, triglycerides and HDL-c were determined by an enzymatic colorimetric method and LDL-c was calculated by the Friedewald formula. Results: There was no significant difference in mean concentrations of total cholesterol, LDL-c, HDL-c and triglycerides in neonates according to altered or non-altered maternal total cholesterol, LDL-c, HDL-c and triglycerides. Conclusions: Change in maternal lipid profile is not significantly associated with the mean concentrations of total cholesterol, LDL-c, HDL-c and triglycerides in newborns. Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2015;59(2):123-8

Neck circumference as a complementary measure to identify excess body weight in children aged 13-24 months

“…Details of the recruitment process have been previously described. 22 Briefly, all 435 mothers and child pairs previously enrolled in the larger research program in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, were invited to participate in this new investigation. Mothers had been previously informed regarding the purpose and logistics of the study and signed an informed consent form.…”

“…7,12 Although several studies have been published that have examined NC as a measure for identifying excess body weight, 7,9,12,13,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] to our knowledge, no study has been conducted with children under two years of age. The purpose of the present study was thus to evaluate the accuracy of NC as a measure for assessing excess body weight in children aged [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] and to provide NC data to help establish guidelines that can be used to identify excess body weight in children under two years of age.…”

Efeito independente do tipo de aleitamento no risco de excesso de peso e obesidade em crianças entre 12-24 meses de idade

“…The data are part of a project started in 2012 that was designed to evaluate the determinants and consequences of children born large for gestational age (LGA) and has been described previously 13 .…”

“…During this phase, exclusion criteria were women diagnosed with pre-eclampsia or infectious-contagious diseases (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, hepatitis, syphilis, and toxoplasmosis) and newborns with some type of anomaly and those referred for adoption immediately after birth. Of the 529 eligible mother-child pairs, 58 did not meet the inclusion criteria and 36 (7.6%) were considered losses (two mothers refused to participate in the study, 29 mother-child pairs exhibited problems during blood sample collection, one mother provided incomplete data, and four deliveries were performed before the mother arrived at the maternity), totaling 435 mother-child pairs 13 .…”

“…Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a importância do tipo de aleitamento no risco de excesso de peso de crianças entre [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] …”