Oxidative stress and fetal weight: observational findings from a pregnancy cohort in New York City
摘要
To examine associations between oxidative stress and fetal weight across pregnancy.
Study designCohort study of pregnant participants from 2016-2021 in New York City with urinary lipid, protein, and DNA oxidative stress biomarkers (<18, 18–25, >25 weeks) and estimated fetal weight from ultrasound fetal biometry with the HadlockIII formula (20, 30, 36 weeks).
ResultAmong 1408 participants, oxidative stress biomarkers of lipid peroxidation and DNA damage were associated with smaller estimated fetal weight at 30 and 36 weeks (ranging from B = –3.9 grams/unit increase [95% CI: –6.9, –0.9; 8,15 − PGF2α] to –20.3 [95% CI: –27.9, –12.8; 8 − OHdG]), particularly among fetuses at the 25th percentile. Oxidative stress biomarkers of protein damage were associated with larger estimated fetal weight at 20 (3.4 [95% CI: 1.2, 5.7]) and 36 weeks (16.5 [95% CI: 5.2, 27.8]).
ConclusionThese findings advance our understanding of different oxidative stress pathways and their potential role in fetal growth.