Ethnic differences in maternal diet in pregnancy and infant eczema.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global prevalence of childhood eczema has increased over the last few decades, with a marked increase in high-income countries. Differences in prevalence of childhood eczema between countries and ethnicities suggest that genetic and early modifiable environmental factors, such as dietary intake, may underlie this observation. To investigate the association between pregnancy diet and infant eczema in a consortium of prospective Canadian birth cohorts predominantly comprised of white Europeans and South Asians.

Methods

We evaluated the association of maternal dietary patterns reported during pregnancy (assessed at 24-28 weeks gestation using a semi-quantitiative food-frequency questionnaire) with parent-reported physician-diagnosed infant eczema at 1-year from 2

SUBMITTER: Zulyniak MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7224524 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature