Association of nutrient intake and dietary patterns with serum folate and anemia-related biomarkers in Taiwanese pregnant women with pre-pregnancy overweightness or obesity.

ABSTRACT: Pre-pregnancy overweightness or obesity affects nutritional status and micronutrient imbalance such as folate and iron during pregnancy. We studied the relationships between micronutrient intake and dietary patterns with serum folate and iron biomarkers among pregnant population with pre-pregnancy overweightness or obesity. This cross-sectional study utilized data from 2017-2019 Nationwide Nutrition and Health Survey. Participants (n = 436) were Taiwanese pregnant women with pre-pregnancy overweightness or obesity. Dietary evaluation was conducted by food frequency questionnaire and 24-hour dietary recall. Dietary patterns were developed by principal component analysis. Serum folate and iron biomarkers were measured. Logistic and linear regression models were employed to investigate

SUBMITTER: Nguyen NTH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11905261 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature