Child dietary intake of folate and vitamin B12 and their neurodevelopment at 24 and 30 months of age

Salud Pública de México

Rebecca J Schmidt¹  Lizbeth López-Carrillo²  Stephen J Rothenberg²  Giovanna Gatica-Domínguez²  Luisa Torres-Sánchez²  María de Lourdes Schnaas³ 

[1] Department of Public Health Sciences and the MIND Institute, University of California Davis School of Medicine Davis;Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública;Subdirección de Investigación en Intervenciones Comunitarias, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología;

关键词: child development;    folic acid;    vitamin B12;    diet;   

DOI  :  10.21149/8581

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objective. To evaluate whether child dietary intake of folate and vitamin B12, is associated with mental and psychomotor development in Mexican children, respectively, at 24 and 30 months of age. Materials and methods. Information about neurodevelopment and dietary intake of folate and vitamin B12 at 24 and 30 months of age among 229 children belonging to a perinatal cohort was analyzed longitudinally. Dietary information was assessed using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire, and neurodevelopment by Bayley Scale of Infant Development II. Results. At 30 months of age, dietary folate intake was marginally associated with increased Mental Development Index (MDI) (b=8.33; 95%CI -0.48, 17.14; p=0.06). Nonsignificant positive associations of vitamin B12 with MDI were found. Psychomotor Development Index (PDI) was not associated with these nutrients. Conclusion. Dietary folate intake in early childhood may benefit the mental development of children.

【 授权许可】

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