Pregestational consumption of fibre and micronutrients in a group of pregnant women from Córdoba in relation to hyperglycemia in pregnancy
Nourishment is a modulating factor of the complications in pregnancy. Pregestational consumption of dietary fibre and some micronutrients may be related to the risk of developing gestational hyperglycemia, one of the most frequent metabolic disorders during pregnancy. However, evidence is...
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Universidad Nacional Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología
2022
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| Sumario: | Nourishment is a modulating factor of the complications in pregnancy. Pregestational consumption of dietary fibre and some micronutrients may be related to the risk of developing gestational hyperglycemia, one of the most frequent metabolic disorders during pregnancy. However, evidence is still scant. The objective of this survey was to analyse the pregestational consumption of dietary fibre and some micronutrients and its relation to the development of hyperglycemia in pregnant women who went to the Hospital Materno Provincial Dr. RF Lucini and the Hospital Universitario de Maternidad y Neonatología during 2021-2022.
An explanatory, observational and longitudinal survey was realized on a sample of 52 participants. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain sociodemographic and health information, and a food frequency questionnaire was used to know the average intake of dietary fibre and micronutrients in the pregestational diet. In order to diagnose hyperglycemia, it was taken into account the level of the fasting blood glucose and the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), according to the Federación Argentina de Sociedades de Ginecología y Obstetricia. Applying Fisher’s Exact Test (significance level 0.05) and using the software Stata V15, a descriptive analysis was realized about the relation between the consumption of dietary fibre and the development of hyperglycemia.
The survey revealed that 92.31% of the sample did not consume sufficient dietary fibre. The majority of women did not meet the requirements of vitamins A (75%), E (92.31%), B6 (80.77%), iron (92.31%) and calcium (84.62%). 15.38% developed hyperglycemia. The consumption of vitamin C was related to the development of hyperglycemia, since the majority of women presented a high level of consumption of vitamin C (p<0.05). There was no evidence about the relation between the consumption of dietary fibre and the remaining micronutrients that had been studied with the development of hyperglycemia during pregnancy.
A major amount of pregnant women does not meet the requirements of vitamins A, E, B6, iron and calcium. The pregestational consumption of those micronutrients and dietary fibre was not related to the development of hyperglycemia. It is necessary to evaluate the possible relationship between hyperglycemia and the intake of vitamin C. |
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