Ausência de associação entre indicadores de anemia ao nascimento e crescimento de prematuros

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between iron status at birth and growth of preterm infants. METHODS: Ninety-five premature babies (26 to 36 weeks of gestational age) born from July 2000 to May 2001 in a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil, were followed up for six months, corrected by gestational age. Iron measurements at birth were available for 82 mothers and 78 children: hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume and plasma iron. All children received free doses of iron supplement (2 mg/kg/day) during the follow-up period and up to two years of age. Multivariate linear regression analyses with repeated measurements were performed to assess factors associated to linear growth. RESULTS: Growth was more pronounced up to 40 weeks of gestational age, increasing about 1.0 cm/week and then slowing down to 0.75 cm/week. The multivariate analysis showed growth was positively associated with birth weight (0.4 cm/100 g; pOBJETIVO: Avaliar a associação entre indicadores de anemia no nascimento e o crescimento de prematuros. MÉTODOS: Crianças prematuras (26-36 semanas de idade gestacional) (n=95), nascidas de julho de 2000 a maio de 2001, em hospital público do Rio de Janeiro, foram seguidas por seis meses, corrigidos pela idade gestacional. Foram obtidos em 82 mães e 78 crianças os indicadores de anemia: hemoglobina, hematócrito, volume corpuscular médio e ferro plasmático. Os prematuros receberam suplemento de ferro (2 mg/kg/dia) durante o seguimento. Análises de regressão linear multivariadas, com medidas repetidas, avaliaram os fatores associados ao crescimento linear. RESULTADOS: O crescimento dos prematuros foi mais acentuado até as 40 semanas de idade gestacional, com aumento de aproximadamente 1,0cm/semana. Após essa fase, o crescimento foi de 0,75 cm/semana. Na análise multivariada o crescimento associou-se positivamente com o peso ao nascer (0,4 cm/100 g de peso ao nascer;

Lack of association between iron status at birth and growth of preterm infants Ausência de associação entre indicadores de anemia ao nascimento e crescimento de prematuros

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between iron status at birth and growth of preterm infants. METHODS: Ninety-five premature babies (26 to 36 weeks of gestational age) born from July 2000 to May 2001 in a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil, were followed up for six months, corrected by gestational age. Iron measurements at birth were available for 82 mothers and 78 children: hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume and plasma iron. All children received free doses of iron supplement (2 mg/kg/day) during the follow-up period and up to two years of age. Multivariate linear regression analyses with repeated measurements were performed to assess factors associated to linear growth. RESULTS: Growth was more pronounced up to 40 weeks of gestational age, increasing about 1.0 cm/week and then slowing down to 0.75 cm/week. The multivariate analysis showed growth was positively associated with birth weight (0.4 cm/100 g; p≤0.001) and negatively associated with gestational age at birth (-0.5 cm/week; p≤0.001). There was no association between cord iron and mother iron measurements and growth (p>0.60 for all measures). Only two children had anemia at birth, whereas 43.9% of mothers were anemic (hemoglobin <11 g/dl). Also, there was no correlation between anemia indicators of mothers and children at birth (r<0.15; p>0.20). CONCLUSIONS: Maternal anemia was not associated with anemia in preterm infants and iron status of mothers and children at birth was not associated with shortterm growth of preterm infants. r<0,15; p>0,20). KEYWORDS CONCLUSÕES: A anemia materna não se associou com a anemia dos prematuros no nascimento e os indicadores de anemia das mães e das crianças não influenciaram o crescimento das crianças nascidas prematuras

Fatores associados ao padrão de consumo alimentar da população brasileira urbana

Avaliou-se os fatores que explicariam diferentes padrões de consumo alimentar da população urbana brasileira, com base na Pesquisa sobre Padrões de Vida, realizada no Nordeste e no Sudeste em 1996-1997. Foram incluídos os dados de consumo familiar (últimos 14 dias a partir de uma listagem com 28 alimentos) de 5.121 adultos na faixa etária de 20 a 50 anos, após exclusão das gestantes, das lactantes e das pessoas que referiram problema de saúde crônico. Os padrões de consumo alimentar foram definidos pela análise de componentes principais, onde o valor de carga de uma determinada variável (alimento) é proporcional à sua contribuição para o fator (padrão de consumo) em questão, com a carga negativa indicando que a variável está inversamente associada com o fator, enquanto a positiva indica uma associação direta. A Região Nordeste comparada à Região Sudeste associou-se negativamente a um padrão misto, quando todos os alimentos foram igualmente importantes. O índice de massa corporal associou-se positivamente ao padrão misto, e praticar atividade física e ser negro associou-se negativamente a este padrão. Escolaridade e renda foram as variáveis que mais explicaram o consumo alimentar, mas mesmo ajustando por elas, a região de residência foi o terceiro maior componente explicativo

Reduction of IGF-binding protein-3 as a potential marker of intra-uterine growth restriction

Background: Growth factor-binding proteins influence the growth of infants starting in utero. Adaptation of the fetus to an adverse uterine environment is associated with changes in the growth hormone-growth factor-insulin axis. Aims: To evaluate serum levels of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 in small and appropriate for gestational age newborn infants. Methods: Fifty-four newborn infants, small (SGA, n=28) or appropriate (AGA, n=26) for gestational age were matched by gestational age and sex. Blood was collected on the first day of life, and anthropometric measurements were taken at birth. The serum levels of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 were compared, and correlated with the anthropometric measurements. Results: On the first day of life, mean serum IGFBP-3 levels were significantly lower in SGA babies and correlated with weight, length, head circumference, and ponderal index (weight/length 3) (P<0.0001). In contrast, no associations were found between IGF-I serum levels and these anthropometric measurements. Conclusion: Our data show that SGA babies have significantly reduced IGFBP-3 concentrations at birth.Peer Reviewe