Plasma arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids in Tunisian very low birth weight infants: status and association with selected neonatal morbidities

• Published in: Journal of health, population and nutrition population and nutrition, 2015-06, Vol.33 (1), p.1-1, Article 1
• Main Authors: Fares, Samira, Sethom, Mohamed M, Kacem, Samia, Khouaja-Mokrani, Chahnez, Feki, Moncef, Kaabachi, Naziha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Arachidonic acid; Arachidonic Acid - blood; Arachidonic Acid - deficiency; Birth weight; Cerebral Hemorrhage - epidemiology; Cerebral Hemorrhage - etiology; Childbirth & labor; Deficiency Diseases - blood; Deficiency Diseases - physiopathology; Docosahexaenoic acid; Docosahexaenoic Acids - blood; Docosahexaenoic Acids - deficiency; Fatty acids; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation - epidemiology; Fetal Growth Retardation - etiology; Gas chromatography; Gestational age; Hemorrhage; Hospitals, Maternity; Hospitals, Urban; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature, Diseases - epidemiology; Infant, Premature, Diseases - etiology; Infant, Small for Gestational Age; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; Infants; Low birth weight; Male; Neonatal Sepsis - epidemiology; Neonatal Sepsis - etiology; Neonates; Nutritional Status; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Premature Birth - blood; Premature Birth - physiopathology; Psychological distress; Public health; Respiratory diseases; Respiratory distress syndrome; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn - epidemiology; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn - etiology; Risk; Sepsis; Tunisia - epidemiology; Weight
• ISSN: 2072-1315; 1606-0997; 2072-1315
• DOI: 10.1186/s41043-015-0011-3

To study plasma arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) status in Tunisian very low birth weight (VLBW) infants and their association with selected neonatal morbidities. A total of 709 VLBW infants and 339 term infants were included. Plasma fatty acids were analyzed using capillary gas chromatography. VLBW infants had significantly (p