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妊娠中の母親のビタミンD状態と9歳の子供の骨量:縦断研究
M K Javaid1, S R Crozier, N C Harvey
1MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.
Lancet (London, England)
|January 10, 2006
まとめ
妊娠中の母親のビタミンD欠乏症は,子供の骨質の低下と関連しています. 妊婦にビタミンDを補給すると,子孫の将来の骨粗鬆症のリスクが軽減される可能性があります.
科学分野:
- 栄養科学とは,栄養科学である.
- 小児の健康に関する小児保健
- 骨の代謝 骨の代謝 骨の代謝 骨の代謝
背景:
- ビタミンD欠乏症は,出産年齢の女性に多く見られます.
- 幼少期の環境要因は,成人の骨粗鬆症のリスクに影響を与える可能性があります.
- 妊娠中の母親の健康は,子孫の骨格の発達に影響します.
研究 の 目的:
- 妊娠中の母親のビタミンD状態が,子供の骨格の成長に与える影響を調査する.
- 母親のビタミンD濃度が9歳の子孫の骨量と相関するかどうかを判断する.
- この関係におけるカルシウムとUV-B曝露の役割を調査する.
主な方法:
- イギリスのサウサンプトンで生まれた198人の子どもを対象とした長期的研究.
- 妊娠中に評価された母親の特徴 (体格,栄養,ビタミンD状態)
- 子どもは9歳まで,体格と骨質の測定について追跡調査を行いました.
主要な成果:
- 31%の母親はビタミンDが不足しており,18%がビタミンDが不足していた.
- 母親からのビタミンDの摂取量が少なくなったと,子供の全身および腰椎骨のミネラル含有量が低下した.
- 母親のビタミンDレベルは,UV-B曝露とサプリメントによって予測され,どちらも子供の骨質を予測しました.
結論:
- 妊娠中の母親のビタミンD欠乏症は,子供の骨の蓄積の減少と関連しています.
- この関連性は,部分的に帯静脈カルシウム濃度によって媒介されます.
- 妊婦のビタミンDサプリメントは,子孫の骨粗鬆症のリスクを低下させる可能性があります.
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