Association between maternal mid-gestation vitamin D status and neonatal abdominal adiposity.

Mya-Thway TintMary F ChongIzzuddin M ArisKeith M GodfreyPhaik Ling QuahJeevesh KapurSeang Mei SawPeter D GluckmanVictor S RajaduraiFabian YapMichael S KramerYap-Seng ChongChristiani Jeyakumar HenryMarielle V FortierYung Seng Lee

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2018)

Neonates of Asian mothers with mid-gestation 25(OH)D inadequacy have a higher abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue volume, especially dSAT (which is metabolically similar to visceral adipose tissue in adults), even after accounting for maternal glucose levels in pregnancy.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
insulin resistance
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
gestational age
preterm infants
preterm birth
high fat diet
low birth weight
pregnant women
weight gain
skeletal muscle
metabolic syndrome
blood glucose
body mass index