The impact of folic acid intake on the association between diabetes, obesity, and spina bifida

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Obstet Gynecol
• Personal Author:
  Parker, Samantha E ; Yazdy, Mahsa M ; Tinker, Sarah C ; Mitchell, Allen A ; Werler, Martha M
• Description:
  Objective ; To investigate the relationship between spina bifida and two established risk factors, pregestational diabetes and obesity, in both the presence and absence of the recommended daily folic acid intake in the periconceptional period. ; Study Design ; Cases of spina bifida (n=1154) and controls (n=9439) from the Slone Epidemiology Center Birth Defects Study (1976–2011) were included. Information on preexisting diabetes (collected 1976+) and obesity (collected 1993+), defined as BMI ≥30 kg/m2, were collected through interviews conducted within six months of delivery. Periconceptional folic acid intake was calculated using both dietary and supplement information. Mothers were classified as consuming more or less than 400µg/day of folic acid, with food folate included at a 30% discount for its lower bioavailability. Logistic regression models, adjusted for maternal race, education, and study site, were used to calculate adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the joint effects of low folic acid intake coupled with diabetes or obesity. ; Results ; Mothers of cases were more likely to have diabetes or be obese (0.7% and 19.0%, respectively) than control mothers (0.4% and 10.8%, respectively). The joint effect of diabetes and lower folic acid intake on spina bifida was larger (aOR:3.95; CI: 1.56, 10.00) than that of diabetes and higher folic acid intake (aOR:1.31; CI: 0.17, 10.30). Folic acid intake made little difference on the association between obesity and spina bifida. ; Conclusion ; Our findings suggest that folic acid further attenuates, though does not eliminate, the risk of spina bifida associated with diabetes, than that with obesity.
• Keywords:
  • folic acid
  • obesity
  • preexisting diabetes
  • pregnancy
  • spina bifida
  • Adult
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Diabetes Complications
  • Female
  • Folic Acid
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• Source:
  Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013; 209(3):239.e1-239.e8
• Pubmed ID:
  23711668
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3989866
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  T32 HD052458/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 DD000697/DD/NCBDD CDC HHSUnited States/ ; DD000697/DD/NCBDD CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  209
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/29929/cdc_29929_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 213.94 KB]
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  CDC Public Access
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