Maternal factors associated with iron deficiency without anaemia in early pregnancy: ECLIPSES study.

ABSTRACT: Several population-specific genetic, sociodemographic, and maternal lifestyle factors are related to iron status in early pregnancy, and their identification would allow preventive actions to be taken. The study aimed to identify maternal factors associated with iron deficiency (ID) in early pregnancy in non-anaemic pregnant women from a European Mediterranean country. Cross-sectional study using the initial population of the ECLIPSES study performed in non-anaemic pregnant women before gestational week 12. Serum ferritin (SF) and haemoglobin concentrations were measured to evaluate iron status, and ID was defined as SF < 15 µg/L. Several sociodemographic and lifestyle data were recorded and used as covariates in the multivariate-adjusted regression models. Out of the 791 participants, 13.

SUBMITTER: Iglesias-Vazquez L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9998312 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature