Associations of Diet with Cardiometabolic and Inflammatory Profiles in Pregnant Women at Risk for Metabolic Complications

Kataryna Jaworsky, Jeffrey L. Ebersole, Petar Planinic and Arpita Basu
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Kataryna Jaworsky: Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
Jeffrey L. Ebersole: School of Dental Medicine, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
Petar Planinic: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
Arpita Basu: Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-11

Abstract: Dietary intakes play an important role in the development of metabolic complications during pregnancy. While reported observational studies reveal an inverse association of healthy diets with weight gain, gestational diabetes, and hypertensive complications during pregnancy, there is a paucity of studies conducted among women of specific ethnicities vulnerable to higher risks of pregnancy complications. This is a secondary cross sectional analysis using baseline data from a previously reported clinical trial. We aim to identify associations of maternal habitual dietary intakes with cardiometabolic risks and inflammatory profiles in primarily African American (AA) and Hispanic women in the first half of pregnancy. Fifty-two women met the study criteria and anthropometric, clinical, and dietary data were obtained at baseline. Linear regression analysis was used to determine associations after covariate adjustments. Among the maternal dietary nutrient intakes, total fats were positively associated with maternal body weight, BMI, and serum CRP (? ± SE: 0.25 ± 0.13, 0.28 ± 0.18, and 0.29 ± 0.14, respectively, all p < 0.05), and saturated fats were positively associated with glycated hemoglobin (0.32 ± 0.12). Dietary fiber intake showed a consistent inverse association with body weight (?0.26 ± 0.13), BMI (?0.19 ± 0.15), glycated hemoglobin (?0.22 ± 0.16), as well as serum CRP (?0.19 ± 0.14). Among the maternal food group intakes, dairy intake was inversely associated with systolic blood pressure (?0.18 ± 0.15) and serum IL-6 (?0.22 ± 0.17), and vegetable intake showed an inverse association with serum CRP (?0.17 ± 0.12) all in adjusted analyses (all p < 0.05). Thus, maternal diet modifications, especially decreasing fats and increasing fiber and dairy may help address obesity and inflammation leading to pregnancy complications in AA and Hispanic women.

Keywords: pregnancy; diet; obesity; total fats; fiber; inflammation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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