Plasma concentrations of ascorbic acid in parturients from a hospital in Southeast Brazil

Summary Background & aims Pregnancy is a period characterized by high metabolic requirements and physiological changes in the female organism. During this period, low body stores of vitamins and minerals including antioxidants can have adverse effects on the mother and foetus. This cross-section...

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Published in:Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2008-04, Vol.27 (2), p.228-232
Main Authors: Madruga de Oliveira, Andréia, Rondó, Patrícia Helen C, Mastroeni, Silmara Silva, Oliveira, Julicristie M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Ascorbic acid
Ascorbic Acid - administration & dosage
Ascorbic Acid - blood
Ascorbic acid deficiency
Ascorbic Acid Deficiency - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Brazil - epidemiology
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid - methods
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Humans
Income
Marital Status
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Nutritional Requirements
Nutritional Status
Parturient
Parturition - blood
Parturition - physiology
Pregnancy
Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
Vitamins - administration & dosage
Vitamins - blood
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Summary:Summary Background & aims Pregnancy is a period characterized by high metabolic requirements and physiological changes in the female organism. During this period, low body stores of vitamins and minerals including antioxidants can have adverse effects on the mother and foetus. This cross-sectional study assessed plasma concentrations of ascorbic acid (AA) in 117 parturients admitted into a university hospital in São Paulo city, Brazil. Methods The concentrations of AA were determined by the high performance liquid chromatographic method. Data concerning socioeconomic, demographic, obstetric and nutritional characteristics of the parturients were collected by a standardized questionnaire. Results The prevalence of AA deficiency (
ISSN:0261-5614
1532-1983
DOI:10.1016/j.clnu.2007.11.006