Maternal lipid levels in early pregnancy as a predictor of childhood lipid levels: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal lipid levels in early pregnancy are associated with maternal health and foetal growth. It is however unclear if maternal lipids in early pregnancy can be used to predict childhood lipid levels. The aim of this study is to assess the association between maternal and offspring childhood lipid levels, and to investigate the influence of maternal BMI and diet on these associations.

Methods

This study included 2692 women participating in the Generation R study, an ongoing population-based prospective cohort study from early life onwards. Women with an expected delivery date between 2002 and 2006 living in Rotterdam, the Netherlands were included. Total cholesterol, triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) were measured in early pregnancy

SUBMITTER: Adank MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308255 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature