Correlates of anaemia in pregnant urban South Indian women

A possible role of dietary intake of nutrients that inhibit iron absorption

Bibliographic Data

ID15097185
AuthorsTinu Mary Samuel (0000-0003-0012-0259, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences), Tinku Thomas (0000-0002-1786-6076, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences), Julia L Finkelstein (0000-0001-9512-5559, New York State University College of Human Ecology), Julia Finkelstein, Ronald J Bosch (0000-0002-1774-4140, Harvard University), Ronald Bosch, Ramya Rajendran (St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences), Suvi M Virtanen, Suvi Μ Virtanen (0000-0001-8928-0878, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Krishnamachari Srinivasan (0000-0003-1009-9094, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences), Anura V Kurpad (0000-0001-7998-2438, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences), Christopher Duggan (0000-0001-8083-8193, Boston Children's Hospital, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume16
Issue2
Pages316-324
Publication date2013-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s136898001200119x
PMID22575487
PMCIDPMC3713478
OpenAlexW2050671693
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited27

Objective To identify correlates of anaemia during the first trimester of pregnancy among 366 urban South Indian pregnant women. Design Cross-sectional study evaluating demographic, socio-economic, anthropometric and dietary intake data on haematological outcomes. Setting A government maternity health-care centre catering predominantly to the needs of pregnant women from the lower socio-economic strata of urban Bangalore. Subjects Pregnant women ( n 366) aged ≥18 and ≤40 years, who registered for antenatal screening at ≤14 weeks of gestation. Results Mean age was 22·6 ( sd 3·4) years, mean BMI was 20·4 ( sd 3·3) kg/m 2 and 236 (64·5 %) of the pregnant women were primiparous. The prevalence of anaemia (Hb Conclusions Low dietary intake of multiple micronutrients, but higher intakes of nutrients that inhibit Fe absorption such as Ca and P, may help explain high rates of maternal anaemia in India

Anemia · Anthropometry · Biology · Body mass index · Cross-sectional study · Dietary Reference Intake · Environmental health · Gestation · Micronutrient · Nutrient · Obstetrics · Pregnancy · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Iron Metabolism and Disorders · Medicine · Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies · Internal Medicine

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