Implication of red meat consumption habits in serum uric acid levels and mood disorders among first-trimester pregnant women
Alharbi MH, Alharbi NHJ, Brnawi IA, Atiq EH
BMC nutrition · 4 citations
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- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
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- Health markers and function
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- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2023-09-29 · BMC Nutr · vol. 9 · issue 1 · p. 111
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Cited
- 6 citations · more than 67% of similar papers · 0.7× the field average
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- 40 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Sodium Intake and Health · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Keywords
- Medicine, Anxiety, Body mass index, Depression (economics), Uric acid, Confounding, Mood, Red meat, Logistic regression, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Odds ratio, Internal medicine, Obstetrics, Psychiatry, Pathology
4 authors
From SA
- Mudi H. AlharbiTaibah University
- Nora H.J. AlharbiUniversity of Ha'il
- Ibtihal A. BrnawiTaibah University
- Elham H. Atiq
Abstract
Background
Dietary pattern involving meat consumption has an association with serum uric acid level which subsequently has an impact on moods. However, this relationship is not clearly established in pregnant women, particularly those who are accustomed to daily meat consumption.
Objective
This study investigated the relationship between red meat consumption and uric acid level and the subsequent impact on mood disorders in 1st trimester pregnant women.
Methodology
A total of 92 pregnant women in their first trimester (8-12 weeks), were selected for this study. Socio-demographic characteristics including age, body mass index (BMI), educational qualification, sleep hours, blood pressure and exercise status were recorded. To assess meat consumption, classification based on the recruited population consumption was divided into low and high meat consumption groups. Serum uric acid level was estimated in plasma. Mood disorder, namely, depression and anxiety were assessed using a self-reported Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire. Collected data was analysed using different statistical tools.
Results
Logistic regression analysis showed higher odds of depression (OR = 0.059, 95% CI 0.02-0.172, p < 0.001) and anxiety (OR = 0.144, 95% CI 0.055-0.375, p < 0.001) in the high meat consumption group. Further, the potential confounders, high BMI and less exercise increased the odds of depression and anxiety in high meat consumption groups. Linear regression analysis revealed a significant influence of meat consumption on uric acid level (F (1, 90) = 305.385, p < 0.01).
Conclusions
The study recommends regular clinical screening of mood disorders, and recommends reasonable consumption of lean meat and/or replacing some portions with fish, as well as, a commitment to eating a healthy, balanced diet. It also suggests extensive studies because it could be linked to postpartum mood disorders among those who consume red meat every day.
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