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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2024

The potential causal effect of the pre-pregnancy dietary phytochemical index on gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study.

Neda Heidarzadeh-Esfahani, Javad Heshmati, Reihaneh Pirjani, Ashraf Moini, Mehrnoosh Shafaatdoost, Mahnaz Esmaeili, Azar Mardi-Mamaghani, Seyyed Mostafa Nachvak, Mahdi Sepidarkish

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Neda Heidarzadeh-EsfahaniNutritional Sciences Department, School of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Javad HeshmatiUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Reihaneh PirjaniDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Arash Women's Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ashraf MoiniDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Arash Women's Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehrnoosh ShafaatdoostDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetic, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahnaz EsmaeiliDepartment of Genetics, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
Azar Mardi-MamaghaniDepartment of Andrology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
Seyyed Mostafa NachvakNutritional Sciences Department, School of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. smnachvak@hotmail.com.
Mahdi SepidarkishPopulation, Family and Spiritual Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. mahdi.sepidarkish@gmail.com.

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Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services IR.TUMS.MEDICINE.REC.1398.576
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Abstract

backgroundPhytochemicals are non-nutritive bioactive compounds with beneficial effects on the metabolism of glucose. This study aimed to clarify the possible causal effect of the pre-pregnancy dietary phytochemical index (DPI) on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

methodsIn this prospective cohort study 1,856 pregnant women aged 18-45 years who were in their first trimester, were recruited and followed up until delivery. The dietary intakes of participants were examined using an interviewer-administered validated 168-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Inverse probability weighting (IPW) of propensity scores (PS), estimated from the generalized boosted model (GBM) were used to obtain a adjusted risk ratio (aRR) for potential confounders.

resultsDuring the follow-up period, 369 (19.88%) women were diagnosed with GDM. DPI scores ranged from 6.09 to 89.45. There was no association between DPI scores and GDM (aRR: 1.01, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.92, 1.08; p trend = 0.922). When comparing DPI quartile 4 (most pro-phytochemical content) to quartile 1 (few phytochemical contents), there was no significant difference between them (aRR: 0.97; 95% CI: 0.75, 1.25; p = 0.852). Also, there was no significant difference between DPI quartile 3 and quartile 1 (aRR: 1.04; 95% CI: 0.81, 1.34; p = 0.741) as well as DPI quartile 2 and quartile 1 (aRR: 0.92; 95% CI: 0.71, 1.21; p = 0.593).

conclusionsAlthough this data did not support the association between pre-pregnancy DPI scores and GDM, further cohort studies to ascertain the causal association between them are warranted.

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Diabetes, GestationalDietPhytochemicalsAdolescentAdultChinaCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstProspective StudiesRisk FactorsYoung AdultPhytochemicalsDietary phytochemical indexDPIGDMGestational diabetes mellitus

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PMCPMC11212247

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