RT Journal Article
T1 Types of Carbohydrates Intake during Pregnancy and Frequency of a Small for Gestational Age Newborn: A Case-Control Study.
A1 Amezcua-Prieto, Carmen
A1 Martínez-Galiano, Juan Miguel
A1 Cano-Ibáñez, Naomi
A1 Olmedo-Requena, Rocío
A1 Bueno-Cavanillas, Aurora
A1 Delgado-Rodríguez, Miguel
K1 carbohydrates
K1 complex carbohydrates
K1 pregnancy
K1 refined carbohydrates
K1 small for gestational age
AB The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between consumption of different types of carbohydrates (CHO) during pregnancy and the risk of having a small for gestational age (SGA) newborn. A retrospective matched case⁻control design was carried out with a total of 518 mother-offspring pairs. A total of 137 validated items were included in the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Conditional logistic regression models were used to calculate crude odds ratios (cORs) and adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Having more than 75 g/day of brown bread showed an inverse association with SGA (aOR = 0.64, CI 0.43⁻0.96). In contrast, an intake of industrial sweets more than once a day (aOR = 2.70, CI 1.42⁻5.13), or even 2⁻6 times a week (aOR = 1.84, CI 1.20⁻2.82), increased the odds of having a SGA newborn. During pregnancy, the higher the increase of wholegrain cereal and bread, the lower the possibility of having a SGA newborn, but the opposite occurred with refined sugar products-just consuming industrial bakery products or pastries twice a week increased the odds of having an SGA infant. Case⁻control studies cannot verify causality and only show associations, which may reflect residual confusion due to the presence of unknown factors. It is possible that a high consumption of sugary foods is a marker of a generally poor lifestyle.
YR 2019
FD 2019-02-28
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13646
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13646
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Aug 3, 2025