Lipid Profiles at Birth Predict Teacher-Rated Child Emotional and Social Development 5 Years Later.

ABSTRACT: The fetal environment has been increasingly implicated in later psychological health, but the role of lipids is unknown. Drawing on the ethnically diverse Born in Bradford (BiB) birth cohort, the current study related levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), and triglycerides in umbilical cord blood to 1,369 children's teacher-rated psychosocial competence approximately 5 years later. Results of ordinal logistic regressions indicated that low levels of HDL, high levels of VLDL, and high levels of triglycerides predicted greater likelihood of being rated as less competent in domains of emotion regulation, self-awareness, and interpersonal functioning. Furthermore, these results generalized across ethnic background and children's sex and were not account

SUBMITTER: Manczak EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7137140 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature