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Feasibility and Acceptability of Accelerometer Measurement of Physical Activity in Pregnant Adolescents. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18052216. [PMID: 33668149 PMCID: PMC7956371 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18052216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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During pregnancy, physical activity relates to better maternal and child mental and physical health. Accelerometry is thought to be effective for assessing free-living physical activity, but the feasibility/acceptability of accelerometer use in pregnant adolescents has not been reported. In this short communication, we conducted secondary analysis of a small pilot study to describe the feasibility/acceptability of accelerometry in pregnant adolescents and the preliminary results of physical activity characteristics. Participants were recruited from a multidisciplinary adolescent perinatal clinic. Physical activity was assessed with wrist-worn accelerometers. Feasibility was described as median days of valid wear (≥10 h of wear/day) for the total sample and the number/percentage of participants with ≥4 days of valid wear. Sensitivity analyses of wear time were performed. Acceptability ratings were collected by structured interview. Thirty-six pregnant (14.6 ± 2.1 gestational weeks) adolescents (17.9 ± 1.0 years) participated. Median days of valid wear were 4 days. Seventeen participants (51.5%) had ≥4 days of valid wear. There were no differences in characteristics of adolescents with vs. without ≥4 days of valid wear. Twenty participants (60.6%) had ≥3 days of valid wear, 24 (72.7%) ≥2 valid days, and 27 (81.8%) ≥1 valid wear day. Acceptability ratings were neutral. Assessing physical activity with accelerometry in pregnant adolescents was neither feasible nor acceptable with the current conditions. Future research should investigate additional incentives and the potential utility of a lower wear-time criterion in pregnant adolescents.
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Steinl GK, Whisner CM, Pressman EK, Cooper EM, Groth SW, O'Brien KO. Patterns and Correlates of Self-Reported Physical Activity in a Cohort of Racially Diverse Pregnant Adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2019; 32:51-56. [PMID: 30223025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2018.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Regular physical activity (PA) during pregnancy decreases the risk of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia. Currently, little is known about the PA of pregnant adolescents. Our intent was to characterize the PA behaviors of a group of racially diverse, low-income pregnant teens and to identify potential determinants of PA. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, AND INTERVENTIONS A cohort of 157 racially diverse pregnant adolescents (13-18 years of age) completed up to 3 previous day PA recalls as part of a larger prospective longitudinal study on determinants of maternal and fetal bone health. Subjects self-reported activities from 7 AM to 11:30 PM, choosing from a list of 37 activities including a category for "other." Subjects recorded activities in 30-minute intervals. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Estimated metabolic equivalent task (MET) values were assigned to each activity and summed for a measure of total daily PA in MET min/d. Determinants of PA were evaluated using a stepwise linear mixed effect model. RESULTS The average calculated MET min/d was 1478 ± 130. Significant determinants of MET min/d included race (P = .007), maternal age at conception (P = .042), gestational age (P = .002), and attending school (P < .001). Black teens were less physically active than white teens, and older teens were more active than younger teens; activity decreased throughout gestation, and teens currently attending school were more active. CONCLUSION PA is low across gestation and pregnant teens spent more than half of their monitored time in sedentary activities. Targeted interventions are needed to achieve current PA goals in this pediatric obstetric population.
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- School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
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- School of Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- School of Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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Steinl GK, Gandelman JS, Katzman PJ, Ru Y, Guillet R, Pressman E, Cooper EM, O'Brien KO. Umbilical Cord Coiling in High-risk Pregnancies: Associations With Determinants of Adverse Birth Outcomes and Iron Status. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2018; 21:537-547. [PMID: 29652240 DOI: 10.1177/1093526618770318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Abnormal umbilical cord coiling has been associated with adverse neonatal outcomes, but the etiology of these findings remains poorly characterized. This study was undertaken to examine associations between cord coiling and maternal iron (Fe) status and to identify potential determinants of hypo- and hypercoiling in 2 higher risk obstetric groups: pregnant adolescents (≤18 years, n = 92) and adult women carrying twins (n = 49), triplets (n = 11), or quadruplets (n = 1). Umbilical cords were classified as hypo-, normo-, or hypercoiled using digital photographs to assess gross appearance. Hypocoiling and hypercoiling were observed in 44% (n = 86/195) and 13% (n = 26/195) of the combined study population. The prevalence of hypocoiling among women carrying multiples was over 3-fold higher than the prevalence in singleton pregnancies based on the published data. Within the entire study population, hypocoiling was associated with a lower gestational age at birth when compared to normocoiling and hypercoiling (36.3 ± 3.6 weeks [n = 86] vs 37.8 ± 2.7 [n = 83], P < .01, and 38.2 ± 2.6 [n = 26], P < .01, respectively), whereas hypercoiling was associated with significantly lower serum ferritin when compared to normocoiling ( P < .01) and hypocoiling ( P < .001). In the multiples cohort only, hypercoiling was significantly associated with multiparity ( P < .01) and lower birth weight ( P < .05). Further studies are needed to identify the determinants and consequences of cord coiling.
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- Gabrielle K Steinl
- 1 Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- 2 School of Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- 1 Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- 2 School of Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- 2 School of Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- 1 Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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O'Brien KO, Abrams SA. Using stable isotope tracers to study bone metabolism in children. J Physiol 2018; 597:1311-1319. [PMID: 29869788 DOI: 10.1113/jp275452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Skeletal mineralization is initiated in utero and continues throughout childhood and adolescence. During these key periods of the life cycle, calcium retention must increase significantly to provide sufficient mineral for bone deposition and skeletal growth. Stable calcium isotopes have served as a fundamental tool to non-invasively characterize the dynamic changes in calcium physiology that occur from infancy through adolescence. These approaches have helped define the dynamics of calcium absorption and utilization in healthy children and in children with chronic diseases. As data in this area have accumulated, new areas of emphasis are beginning to characterize the determinants of variability in mineral retention, the genetic determinants of bone turnover and calcium flux and the impact of the gut microbiome on whole body and niche specific calcium dynamics. Advances in these areas will help define calcium utilization in paediatric populations and provide information that may be useful in maximizing bone acquisition across this critical phase of the life cycle.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78723, USA
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Best CM, Pressman EK, Cao C, Cooper E, Guillet R, Yost OL, Galati J, Kent TR, O'Brien KO. Maternal iron status during pregnancy compared with neonatal iron status better predicts placental iron transporter expression in humans. FASEB J 2016; 30:3541-3550. [PMID: 27402672 PMCID: PMC5024693 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201600069r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The placenta richly expresses nonheme and heme Fe transport proteins. To address the impact of maternal and neonatal Fe status and hepcidin on the regulation of these proteins, mRNA expression and protein abundance of nonheme and heme Fe transport proteins were evaluated in placental tissue from 154 adolescents. Regression analyses found maternal Fe status was significantly associated with multiple placental nonheme and heme transporters, whereas neonatal Fe status was related to only 3 heme transporters. Across statistical analyses, maternal Fe status was consistently associated with the placental nonheme Fe importer transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1). Protein abundance of TfR1 was related to midgestation maternal serum ferritin (SF) (β = -0.32; P = 0.005) and serum TfR (β = 0.25; P = 0.024). Protein abundance of the heme importer, proton-coupled folate transporter, was related to neonatal SF (β = 0.30; P = 0.016) and serum TfR (β = -0.46; P < 0.0001). Neonatal SF was also related to mRNA expression of the heme exporter feline leukemia virus subgroup C receptor 1 (β = -0.30; P = 0.004). In summary, maternal Fe insufficiency during pregnancy predicts increased expression of the placental nonheme Fe transporter TfR1. Associations between placental heme Fe transporters and neonatal Fe status require further study.-Best, C. M., Pressman, E. K., Cao, C., Cooper, E., Guillet, R., Yost, O. L., Galati, J., Kent, T. R., O'Brien, K. O. Maternal iron status during pregnancy compared with neonatal iron status better predicts placental iron transporter expression in humans.
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- Cora M Best
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA; and
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- Department of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA; and
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- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA;
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Thomas CE, Guillet R, Queenan RA, Cooper EM, Kent TR, Pressman EK, Vermeylen FM, Roberson MS, O'Brien KO. Vitamin D status is inversely associated with anemia and serum erythropoietin during pregnancy. Am J Clin Nutr 2015; 102:1088-95. [PMID: 26447159 PMCID: PMC4625596 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.116756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Vitamin D and iron deficiencies frequently co-exist. It is now appreciated that mechanistic interactions between iron and vitamin D metabolism may underlie these associations. OBJECTIVE We examined interrelations between iron and vitamin D status and their regulatory hormones in pregnant adolescents, who are a group at risk of both suboptimal vitamin D and suboptimal iron status. DESIGN The trial was a prospective longitudinal study of 158 pregnant adolescents (aged ≤18 y). Maternal circulating biomarkers of vitamin D and iron were determined at midgestation (∼25 wk) and delivery (∼40 wk). Linear regression was used to assess associations between vitamin D and iron status indicators. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to generate the OR of anemia as a function of vitamin D status. A mediation analysis was performed to examine direct and indirect relations between vitamin D status, hemoglobin, and erythropoietin in maternal serum. RESULTS Maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] was positively associated with maternal hemoglobin at both midgestation and at delivery (P < 0.01 for both). After adjustment for age at enrollment and race, the odds of anemia at delivery was 8 times greater in adolescents with delivery 25(OH)D concentrations <50 nmol/L than in those with 25(OH)D concentrations ≥50 nmol/L (P <0.001). Maternal 25(OH)D was inversely associated with erythropoietin at both midgestation (P <0.05) and delivery (P <0.001). The significant relation observed between 25(OH)D and hemoglobin could be explained by a direct relation between 25(OH)D and hemoglobin and an indirect relation that was mediated by erythropoietin. CONCLUSIONS In this group of pregnant adolescents, suboptimal vitamin D status was associated with increased risk of iron insufficiency and vice versa. These findings emphasize the need for screening for multiple nutrient deficiencies during pregnancy and greater attention to overlapping metabolic pathways when selecting prenatal supplementation regimens.
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- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
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- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
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- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and
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Tabatabaei N, Rodd CJ, Kremer R, Khavandgar Z, Murshed M, Weiler HA. Dietary vitamin D during pregnancy has dose-dependent effects on long bone density and architecture in guinea pig offspring but not the sows. J Nutr 2014; 144:1985-93. [PMID: 25320192 DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.197806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The effects of vitamin D during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal bone health remain unclear. OBJECTIVE This study was designed to test whether dietary vitamin D dose-dependently affects maternal and neonatal bone health. METHODS Female guinea pigs (n = 45; 4 mo old) were randomly assigned at mating to receive 1 of 5 doses of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol; 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, or 2 IU/g diet) throughout pregnancy. Plasma vitamin D metabolites, mineral homeostasis, bone biomarkers, and bone mass were tested in sows throughout pregnancy and in 2-d-old pups. Microarchitecture and histology of excised bone were conducted postpartum. RESULTS By 3 wk of pregnancy, plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] followed a positive dose-response, whereas 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D] reached a plateau if vitamin D was ≥0.5 IU/g diet. Weight gain, areal bone mineral density (aBMD), volumetic bone mineral density (vBMD), and bone biomarkers did not differ among maternal groups. A positive dose-response was observed for mean ± SEM pup plasma concentrations of 25(OH)D (10.5 ± 1.50 to 113 ±11.6 nmol/L) and 1,25(OH)2D (123 ± 13.8 to 544 ± 53.3 pmol/L). Pup weight, plasma minerals, and osteocalcin were not different; plasma deoxypyridinoline was lower in the 1- and 0.25-IU/g groups than in all other groups. Pup femur aBMD was higher (9.2-13%; P = 0.04) in the 2-IU/g group than in all other groups except for the 0-IU/g group. Tibia and femur vBMD of pups responded to maternal diet in a U-shaped pattern. The femoral growth plate was 7.9% wider in the 0-IU/g group than in the 1-IU/g group. CONCLUSIONS Maternal vitamin D supplementation dose-dependently altered pup long bone architecture and mineral density in a manner similar to vitamin D deficient rickets whereas maternal bone was stable. These data reinforce that inadequate maternal vitamin D intake may compromise neonatal bone health and that exceeding recommendations is not advantageous.
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- Negar Tabatabaei
- School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada;
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Finkelstein JL, Pressman EK, Cooper EM, Kent TR, Bar HY, O'Brien KO. Vitamin D Status Affects Serum Metabolomic Profiles in Pregnant Adolescents. Reprod Sci 2014; 22:685-95. [PMID: 25367051 DOI: 10.1177/1933719114556477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Vitamin D is linked to a number of adverse pregnancy outcomes through largely unknown mechanisms. This study was conducted to examine the role of vitamin D status in metabolomic profiles in a group of 30 pregnant, African American adolescents (17.1 ± 1.1 years) at midgestation (26.8 ± 2.8 weeks), in 15 adolescents with 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) ≥20 ng/mL, and in 15 teens with 25(OH)D <20 ng/mL. Serum metabolomic profiles were examined using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. A novel hierarchical mixture model was used to evaluate differences in metabolite profiles between low and high groups. A total of 326 compounds were identified and included in subsequent statistical analyses. Eleven metabolites had significantly different means between the 2 vitamin D groups, after correcting for multiple hypothesis testing: pyridoxate, bilirubin, xylose, and cholate were higher, and leukotrienes, 1,2-propanediol, azelate, undecanedioate, sebacate, inflammation associated complement component 3 peptide (HWESASXX), and piperine were lower in serum from adolescents with 25(OH)D ≥20 ng/mL. Lower maternal vitamin D status at midgestation impacted serum metabolic profiles in pregnant adolescents.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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