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- Title
Umbilical Serum Copper Status and Neonatal Birth Outcomes: a Prospective Cohort Study.
- Authors
Li, Zhijuan; Liang, Chunmei; Huang, Kun; Yan, Shuangqin; Tao, Ruiwen; Sheng, Jie; Pan, Weijun; Xia, Xun; Tao, Yiran; Xiang, Haiyun; Hao, Jiahu; Zhu, Beibei; Wang, Qunan; Zhu, Peng; Tong, Shilu; Tao, Fangbiao
- Abstract
Our study aimed to assess the distribution of copper (Cu) in umbilical cord serum and estimated the association between umbilical serum Cu status and neonatal birth outcomes in a Chinese population. Through the Ma’anShan Birth Cohort Study, 2689 maternal-singleton pairs with detailed birth records and available serum samples were identified. The tertile levels of ln-transformed Cu were used to define low, medium, and high levels for serum Cu. The median for umbilical cord serum Cu was 298.2 μg/L with a range of 123.1-699.6 μg/L in this study population. Our study found a positive association between the concentration of serum Cu in the umbilical cord and the duration of gestation. Compared with medium Cu levels, we found that infants with low Cu levels had a significant higher risk of preterm birth (OR = 5.06, 95% CI 2.74, 9.34) and early-term birth (OR = 1.36, 95% CI 1.10, 1.69) in the crude model. We also found that infants with high Cu levels had a significant higher risk of late- or post-term birth (OR = 1.47, 95% CI 1.11, 1.95). A significant higher risk of preterm, early-term, and late- or post-term birth still remained, even after adjustment for potential confounding factors. Our findings suggested that both Cu deficiency and Cu overload had an adverse effect on neonatal birth outcomes.
- Subjects
COPPER in the body; UMBILICAL cord; CHILDBIRTH; BLOOD serum analysis; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of copper
- Publication
Biological Trace Element Research, 2018, Vol 183, Issue 2, p200
- ISSN
0163-4984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12011-017-1144-6