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  • Cord blood vitamin D and the risk of acute lower respiratory infection in Indigenous infants in the Northern Territory

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    Binks, Michael J
    Smith-Vaughan, Heidi C
    Marsh, Robyn
    Chang, Anne B
    Andrews, Ross M
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Smith-Vaughan, Heidi
    Year published
    2016
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    Abstract
    Objectives: To assess vitamin D status in Indigenous mothers and infants in the Northern Territory, and to determine whether cord blood vitamin D levels are correlated with the risk of infant hospitalisation for acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI). Design and participants: Within a nested cohort of 109 Indigenous mother–infant pairs recruited between 2006 and 2011, we used liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry to measure vitamin D (25(OH)D3) levels in maternal blood during pregnancy (n = 33; median gestation, 32 weeks [range, 28–36 weeks]) and at birth (n = 106; median gestation, 39 weeks [range, 34–41 weeks]), in ...
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    Objectives: To assess vitamin D status in Indigenous mothers and infants in the Northern Territory, and to determine whether cord blood vitamin D levels are correlated with the risk of infant hospitalisation for acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI). Design and participants: Within a nested cohort of 109 Indigenous mother–infant pairs recruited between 2006 and 2011, we used liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry to measure vitamin D (25(OH)D3) levels in maternal blood during pregnancy (n = 33; median gestation, 32 weeks [range, 28–36 weeks]) and at birth (n = 106; median gestation, 39 weeks [range, 34–41 weeks]), in cord blood (n = 84; median gestation, 39 weeks [range, 36–41 weeks]), and in infant blood at age 7 months (n = 37; median age, 7.1 months [range, 6.6–8.1 months]). Main outcome measure: ALRI hospitalisations during the first 12 months of infancy, identified using International Classification of Diseases coding (J09–J22, A37–A37.9). Results: Compared with mean 25(OH)D3 levels in maternal blood during pregnancy (104 nmol/L), mean levels were 23% lower in maternal blood at birth (80 nmol/L) and 48% lower in cord blood samples (54 nmol/L). The mean cord blood 25(OH)D3 concentration in seven infants subsequently hospitalised for an ALRI was 37 nmol/L (95% CI, 25–48 nmol/L), lower than the 56 nmol/L (95% CI, 51–61 nmol/L) in the 77 infants who were not hospitalised with an ALRI (P = 0.025). Conclusions: Cord blood 25(OH)D3 concentrations were about half those in maternal blood during the third trimester of pregnancy (about 7 weeks earlier). Most cord blood levels (80%) were classified as vitamin D insufficient (< 75 nmol/L) by existing guidelines, and were lower among infants who were subsequently hospitalised with an ALRI.
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    Journal Title
    Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume
    204
    Issue
    6
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00798
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    Binks MJ, Smith-Vaughan HC, Marsh R, et al. Cord blood vitamin D and the risk of acute lower respiratory infection in Indigenous infants in the Northern Territory. Med J Aust 2016; 204 (6): 238. © Copyright 2016 The Medical Journal of Australia – reproduced with permission.
    Subject
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
    Medical and Health Sciences
    Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/173549
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