Association of Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters in Meconium of Neonates with Growth Deficits at Birth: a Prospective, Single-Centre Cohort Study.
10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e318
- Author:
Hyun Seung LEE
1
;
Yeon Hee KIM
;
Ho Seok KWAK
;
Jung Yeol HAN
;
Sun Jin JO
;
Hae Kook LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters;
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome;
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders;
Birth Outcomes;
Growth Deficits, Meconium
- MeSH:
Biomarkers;
Bone Development;
Brain;
Cohort Studies*;
Esters*;
Ethanol;
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders;
Head;
Humans;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn*;
Logistic Models;
Mass Spectrometry;
Meconium*;
Odds Ratio;
Parturition*;
Prospective Studies*
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2018;33(50):e318-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: In this prospective cohort study, we investigated the association between fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs) in meconium as biomarkers of prenatal ethanol exposure and growth deficits, as birth outcomes, that constitute several of the key cardinal features of fetal alcohol syndrome. METHODS: A total of 157 meconium samples were collected from enrolled infants within 24 hours of birth, and nine FAEEs were quantified using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. The relationships between cumulative concentrations of nine species of FAEEs in meconium and birth parameters of growth (age-sex-specific centiles of head circumference [HC], weight, and length) and respective and combined birth outcomes of growth deficits (HC ≤ 10th centile, weight ≤ 10th centile, and length ≤ 10th centile) were determined. RESULTS: Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that higher cumulative concentrations of meconium FAEEs correlated with elevated risks for HC and length, both, 10th percentile or less (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.94; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.12–7.74; P = 0.029) and HC and weight and length, all of them, 10th percentile or less (aOR, 3.27; 95% CI, 1.12–9.59; P = 0.031). CONCLUSION: The elevated cumulative FAEEs in meconium were associated with combined growth deficits at birth, specifically HC and length, both, 10th percentile or less, which might be correlated with detrimental alcohol effects on fetal brain and bone development, suggesting a plausible alcohol-specific pattern of intrauterine growth restriction.
