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Sahar Golabi, Milad Yahyapour, Fatemeh Maqsoodi, Samaneh Mansouri, Mahsa Naghashpour, Reza Bagheri, Mahshid Naghashpour,
Volume 10, Issue 2 (Apr-Jun 2023)
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Maternal anemia is associated to premature birth and fetal disorders. The aim of this study was to estimate prevalence of maternal anemia and identify its underlying causes in pregnant women.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical cross-sectional survey, 301 Iranian pregnant women aged 15–42 y of 5–40 gestational weeks referred to comprehensive health centers in Abadan, Iran, were selected. First, anthropometric indices were measured. Then, obstetric, sociodemographic characteristics and disease history were collected using self-designed questionnaires. Laboratory data documented in the electronic health records were used to assess maternal anemia. Dietary intake was assessed using 168-item qualitative food frequency questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, independent T-test, Chi-square tests and logistic regression were used to analyse data using IBM SPSS statistics software.
Results: Rate of the maternal anemia was 20.3%; of which, 75, 23.4 and 1.6% were mild, moderate and severe anemia, respectively. History of anemia before pregnancy enhanced the risk of maternal anemia (OR=6.048, 95% CI: 2.00–18.27, p=0.001). Moreover, 6–10 times weekly iron supplementation during pregnancy protected women from anemia, compared to 1–5 times weekly iron supplementation (OR=2.799, 95% CI: 1.438–5.450, p=0.002). Anemic women had less frequent intakes of bell peppers, dates and pomegranates than non-anemic women.
Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of obstetric and nutritional factors as well as positive roles of healthy dietary patterns and appropriate uses of iron supplements in controlling anemia.
Sahar Golabi, Asma Varmaghani, Seyed Mohammad Mohammadi, Hosein Karimiyarandi, Mahshid Naghashpour,
Volume 12, Issue 2 (Apr-Jun 2025)
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Background and Objectives: Knee osteoarthritis is a musculoskeletal disorder. In this case-control study, associations of knee osteoarthritis outcomes with nutritional status were assessed in patients with knee osteoarthritis and non-knee osteoarthritis participants.
Materials and Methods: Mini-nutritional assessment questionnaire was used to assess the nutritional status. Osteoarthritis outcome score-patellofemoral questionnaire was used to assess the pain, stiffness and quality of life score associated with knee osteoarthritis.
Results: Patients with knee osteoarthritis showed higher malnutrition index scores (P = 0.001) and malnutrition rates (10% against 2%, P = 0.003) than those non-knee osteoarthritis participants did. In knee osteoarthritis patients, a significant positive association was detected between the scores of the malnutrition index and the quality of life subscale (P = 0.036; r = 0.297; CI: 0.045, 0.549). Patients with normal nutritional status were at lower risks of knee osteoarthritis than those malnourished participants were after adjusting for age, sex and body mass index (P = 0.019).
Conclusions: Regarding increasing prevalence of knee osteoarthritis and malnutrition, especially in the elderly population, a preventive assessment for knee osteoarthritis includes further attentions to the nutritional status of this population.
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