ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DIETARY PATTERN, LIPID PROFILE AND ANAEMIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CARE UNIT, AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL, KANO, NIGERIA
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DIETARY PATTERN, LIPID PROFILE AND ANAEMIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CARE UNIT, AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL, KANO, NIGERIA
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2021-05
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SALIU, Muhammad Auwal
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Abstract
Association between dietary pattern, lipid profile and anaemia among 112 randomly selected
pregnant women in their second and third trimesters attending AKTH were assessed using standard
methods. This study showed that 58.0% of the pregnant women investigated have attained tertiary
level of education, 90.2% were married and 50.0% were fulltime housewives. Among the pregnant
women, 56.4% were iron/folate supplement compliant. Moreover, the prevalence of anaemia, iron
deficiency and IDA among the pregnant women during second trimester were 37.5%, 8.0%and
14.0% respectively, which significantly (p<0.05) increased to 65.8%, 12.9% and 21.2%
respectively in the third trimester. Serum lipid profile revealed that the prevalence of dyslipidaemia,
hypercholesterolaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia, high LDL and low HDL among the pregnant women
during the second trimester were 69.6%, 19.6%, 36.6%, 18.8% and 49.1% respectively, which
significantly (p<0.05) increased to 91.8%, 54.1%, 75.3%, 40.0% and 62.4% respectively in the third
trimester.The pregnant women showed high risk of cardiovascular diseases in both second (81.0%)
and third (85.0%) trimesters respectively. Furthermore, therewas a significant (p<0.05) positive
correlation between serum iron and cholesterol, as well as transferrin saturation with cholesterol
and low density lipoprotein irrespectiveof trimesters. In conclusion, pregnancy progression from
second to third trimester is associated with increased risk for IDA, maternal dyslipidemia and
cardiovascular diseases among the pregnant women.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NUTRITION
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY,
FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA, NIGERIA
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ASSOCIATION,, DIETARY PATTERN,, LIPID PROFILE,, ANAEMIA,, PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CARE UNIT,, AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL,, KANO,, NIGERIA