nutritional status E55.9
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: According to the target group, nutrional status and relevant questions are recorded by questionnaire.
Target groups:
Young women before family planning: between 18 and 25 years
Women with desire to have children and in pregnancy (until the end of the second trimester): between 25 and 35 years
Women in late pregnancy (from the 3rd trimester) and breastfeeding: between 25 and 35 years
Women in a familial and/or occupational stress situation: between 35 and 50 years
Women before menopause (premenopause): between 45 and 55 years.
Sponsors
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
Institut für Lebensmittelwissenschaft und Humanernährung
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women aged 18 and older, who take a blood sample routinely or for other diagnostic reasons; Pregnancy until the end of the 2nd Trimester (depending on the target group); Late pregnancy from the 3rd Trimester (depending on the target group); Breastfeeding (depending on the target group)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: pregnancy (depending on the target group); breastfeeding (depending on the target group); menopause or postmenopause; intake of dietary supplements (depending on the target group); heavy chronic diseases (cancer, type I diabetes, etc.), manifest cardiovascular disease, renal failure, liver disease; documented blood clotting disorders as well as taking anticoagulants such as Warfarin (exceptionally ASA); chronic gastrointestinal disorders (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, pancreatic insufficiency); regular use of laxatives; alcohol, drugs and/or medicines dependence; non-consenting subjects; refusial or rather reset of the consent from the subject; active participation in other investigational drug or clinical trial within the last 30 days.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depending on the respective target group different serum levels of specific nutrients will be analyzed in a single blood sample. Parameters according to the target group: Young women before family planning: Vitamin D (calcidiol), folic acid, vitamin b6 resp. iron; Women who want children and in pregnancy (until the end of the 2nd trimester): Vitamin D (calcidiol), folic acid, vitamin E; Women in late pregnancy (from the 3rd trimester) and breast feeding: Vitamin D (calcidiol), folic acid, omega-3 index; Women in a familial and/or occupational stress situation: Vitamin D (calcidiol), vitamin E, magnesium resp. folic acid; Women before menopause (premenopause): Vitamin D (calcidiol), omega-3 index, zinc resp. folic acid; A questionnaire will be included targeted questions that are related to the supply of each micronutrient. This questionnaire will be filled out before the blood sample. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of vitamin D (calcidiol) and folic acid status between the study groups | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAndreas Hahn
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Institut für Lebensmittelwissenschaft und Humanernährung
Outcome results
None listed