Low vitamin D levels during pregnancy linked to childhood obesity in boys VitaminD ChildhoodObesity Prenatal Health epidemiology pregnancy pediatric overweight BMI Nutrients_MDPI
By Tarun Sai LomteApr 25 2023Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers examine the associations between prenatal vitamin D levels and growth and adiposity late in childhood.
Previous studies have reported associations between prenatal vitamin D deficiency and poor fetal outcomes. Although cross-sectional studies have linked deficient vitamin D levels to the risk of being overweight/obese in adolescents and children, evidence for the causal role of prenatal levels of vitamin D in the childhood development of obesity is insufficient.
Tetrapolar bioelectrical impedance analyses were performed. Fat-free mass was determined, with body fat values derived from the total weight. General additive models were used to evaluate the association between vitamin D3 levels in pregnancy and various outcomes. Multivariable linear regression was performed to compute β-coefficients and 95% confidence intervals for the associations between prenatal vitamin D3 levels and offspring outcomes. Multivariate logistic regression estimated the association between binary outcomes.
Boys were more likely to be overweight at seven and 11 years than girls. Conversely, the mean fat mass was higher in girls at 11 years than in boys. Associations of prenatal vitamin D3 levels with child body composition outcomes were stronger in boys than in girls. Continuous vitamin D3 levels in pregnancy were not associated with BMI z-score trajectories.
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