Association between the Use of Folic Acid Supplements during Pregnancy and Children's Cognitive Function at 7-9 Years of Age in the INMA Cohort Study

This study investigated the association between maternal low (<400 μg/day) or high (≥1000 μg/day) folic acid supplements (FAs) use during pregnancy and the attentional function and working memory in boys and girls at age 7-9. A longitudinal analysis based on 1609 mother-child pairs from the Spanish Infancia y Medio Ambiente Project was carried out. Multivariable regression analyses revealed that, compared to the recommended FAs use, a low FAs use during the second period of pregnancy was associated with a lower alertness in all children (β = 18.70 ms; 95% CI: 7.51; 29.89) and in girls (β = 30.01 ms; 95% CI: 12.96; 47.01), and with a lower N-back Task performance in boys (d' number 2-back (β = -0.25; 95% CI: -0.49; 0.01)). A high FAs use throughout the two periods of pregnancy was associated with a better N-back Task performance only in girls (d' number 2-back (β = 0.28; 95% CI: 0.01; 0.56) and d' number 3-back (β = 0.32; 95% CI: 0.08; 0.56)). The maternal use of FAs beyond the periconceptional period may affect children's attentional function and working memory at age 7-9 differently for boys and girls.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

International journal of environmental research and public health - 19(2022), 19 vom: 25. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Compañ-Gabucio, Laura María [VerfasserIn]
Torres-Collado, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-de la Hera, Manuela [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Somoano, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Tardón, Adonina [VerfasserIn]
Julvez, Jordi [VerfasserIn]
Sunyer, Jordi [VerfasserIn]
Rebagliato, Marisa [VerfasserIn]
Murcia, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Ibarluzea, Jesús [VerfasserIn]
Santa-Marina, Loreto [VerfasserIn]
Vioque, Jesús [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

935E97BOY8
Attentional function
Birth cohort study
Deficiency
Folic Acid
Folic acid
High
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sex specific
Working memory

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Date Completed 17.10.2022

Date Revised 19.01.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijerph191912123

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347464904