Author, as appears in the article.: Diaz-Lopez, Andres; Diaz-Torres, Sandra; Martin-Lujan, Francisco; Basora, Josep; Arija, Victoria;

Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques

URV's Author/s: Arija Val, Maria Victoria / Basora Gallisa, Josep / Díaz López, Andres / Díaz Torres, Sandra / Martín Lujan, Francisco Manuel

Keywords: Questionnaire Pregnancy Patterns Nutrition Head circumference Fetal-growth Consequences Children Birth-weight Association

Abstract: There is little evidence regarding the role that consuming a Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) during pregnancy plays in foetal growth. We therefore examined the relationship between maternal MedDiet adherence during pregnancy and anthropometric measures and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) at birth in a Spanish population on the north-eastern Mediterranean coast of Spain. Prospective analysis involved 614 mother-newborn pairs from the ECLIPSES study. Diet during pregnancy was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire, and a relative MedDiet score (rMedDiet) was calculated. Neonatal information, including weight, length, head circumference and SGA (< 10th percentile) at birth, was recorded. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed. The mean rMedDiet score was 9.8 (SD 2.1), ranging from 5 to 16 points. In the sample, 45% of the women had low (<= 9 points), 32% had medium (10-11 points), and 22% had high (>= 12 points) adherence to the rMedDiet. There was no association between rMedDiet and birth weight, length, head circumference or anthropometric indices (weight/length ratio and ponderal index). Pregnant women with a high rMedDiet score had a lower risk of delivering a SGA baby for weight (high vs low, OR = 0.36; 95% CI 0.16-0.79) and head circumference (high vs low, OR = 0.39; 95% CI 0.18-0.86), and a nonsignificant decrease in risk of SGA for length (high vs low, OR = 0.57; 95% CI 0.28-1.17). In conclusion, closer adherence to the MedDiet during pregnancy may have beneficial effects on foetal growth.

Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Psicología Odontología Nutrição Multidisciplinary sciences Multidisciplinary Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Letras / linguística Interdisciplinar Geografía Geociências Farmacia Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Enfermagem Educação física Educação Economia Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: paco.martin@urv.cat josep.basora@urv.cat andres.diaz@urv.cat victoria.arija@urv.cat josep.basora@urv.cat sandra.diaz@estudiants.urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0003-0359-3588 0000-0002-7500-5629 0000-0002-1758-0975

Record's date: 2023-02-19

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-17957-8

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Scientific Reports. 12 (1):

APA: Diaz-Lopez, Andres; Diaz-Torres, Sandra; Martin-Lujan, Francisco; Basora, Josep; Arija, Victoria; (2022). Prenatal adherence to the Mediterranean diet decreases the risk of having a small-for-gestational-age baby, ECLIPSES study. Scientific Reports, 12(1), -. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17957-8

Article's DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17957-8

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2022

Publication Type: Journal Publications