Autor según el artículo: Aparicio E; Martín-Grau C; Bedmar C; Orus NS; Basora J; Arija V

Departamento: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques

e-ISSN: 2072-6643

Autor/es de la URV: Aparicio Llopis, Estefania / Arija Val, Maria Victoria / Bedmar Carretero, Cristina

Palabras clave: Pregnancy Polyunsaturated fatty acids Omega-3 Maternal fatty acid status Lifestyle

Resumen: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. An optimal fatty acid (FA) profile during pregnancy, especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), is essential for the health of the mother and child. Our aim was to identify the socioeconomic and maternal lifestyle factors associated with serum FA concentration in pregnant women. A longitudinal study was conducted on 479 pregnant women, who were assessed during the first (T1) and third (T3) trimesters of pregnancy. Data on maternal char-acteristics, food consumption, and lifestyle were collected. Serum FA concentrations were analysed by a gas chromatography–mass spectrometry combination. The multiple linear regression showed that high educational level and older age were significantly associated with higher EPA and DHA concentrations and lower values of n-6/n-3 and arachidonic acid (AA)/EPA in T1 and/or T3. Regarding diet—fish and seafood consumption increased EPA concentration and reduced n-6/n-3 and AA/EPA values in both trimesters, whereas its consumption increased DHA concentration only in T1. Smoking was associated with lower DHA concentration in T1 and higher values of n-6/n-3 ratio in both trimester. Overweight and obesity were associated with higher values of n-6/n-3 ratio and AA/EPA ratio in T1. A statistically non-significant association was observed with saturated fatty acids (SFA) and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA). In conclusion, high educational levels, older age, fish, seafood consumption, and/or non-smoking, are factors that influence better omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 PUFA) profile in both trimesters of pregnancy. Further research is needed to go in-depth into these findings and their health consequences.

Áreas temáticas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Psicología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Nutrition and dietetics Nutrition & dietetics Nutrição Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Food science Farmacia Engenharias iv Engenharias ii Enfermagem Educação física Economia Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología

Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Direcció de correo del autor: estefania.aparicio@urv.cat cristina.bedmar@urv.cat victoria.arija@urv.cat

Identificador del autor: 0000-0003-0542-0015 0000-0002-1758-0975

Fecha de alta del registro: 2023-02-19

Volumen de revista: 13

Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/317

URL Documento de licencia: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Nutrients. 13 (2): 1-19

Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Aparicio E; Martín-Grau C; Bedmar C; Orus NS; Basora J; Arija V (2021). Maternal factors associated with levels of fatty acids, specifically n-3 pufa during pregnancy: Eclipses study. Nutrients, 13(2), 1-19. DOI: 10.3390/nu13020317

DOI del artículo: 10.3390/nu13020317

Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Año de publicación de la revista: 2021

Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications