Arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acid status in pregnant women is not associated with cognitive performance of their children at 4 or 6 - 7 years
Arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acid status in pregnant women is not associated with cognitive performance of their children at 4 or 6 - 7 years
Arachidonic (ARA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids, supplied primarily from the mother, are required for early development of the central nervous system. Thus, variations in maternal ARA or DHA status may modify neurocognitive development. We investigated the relationship between maternal ARA and DHA status in early (11.7 wk) or late (34.5 wk) pregnancy on neurocognitive function at age 4 y or 6-7 y in 724 mother-child pairs from the Southampton Women’s Survey cohort. Plasma phosphatidylcholine fatty acid composition was measured in early and late pregnancy. ARA concentration in early pregnancy predicted 13% of the variation in ARA concentration in late pregnancy (β = 0.36, P < 0.001). DHA concentration in early pregnancy predicted 21% of the variation in DHA concentration in late pregnancy (β = 0.46, P < 0.001). Children’s cognitive function at age 4 y was assessed by the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence and at age 6-7 y by the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence. Executive function at age 6-7 y was assessed using elements of the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery. Neither DHA nor ARA concentrations in early or late pregnancy were associated significantly with neurocognitive function in children at age 4 y or age 6-7 y. These findings suggest that ARA and DHA status during pregnancy in the range found in this cohort are unlikely to have major influences on neurocognitive function in healthy children.
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Robinson, S
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Baird, Janis
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Harvey, Nicholas C.
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Cooper, Cyrus
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Burdge, Graham, Crozier, Sarah R., Sibbons, Charlene, Fisk, Helena, Godfrey, Keith, Calder, Philip, Gale, Catherine, Robinson, S, Inskip, Hazel, Baird, Janis, Harvey, Nicholas C., Cooper, Cyrus and SWS Study Group, None
(2018)
Arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acid status in pregnant women is not associated with cognitive performance of their children at 4 or 6 - 7 years.
British Journal of Nutrition.
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Abstract
Arachidonic (ARA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids, supplied primarily from the mother, are required for early development of the central nervous system. Thus, variations in maternal ARA or DHA status may modify neurocognitive development. We investigated the relationship between maternal ARA and DHA status in early (11.7 wk) or late (34.5 wk) pregnancy on neurocognitive function at age 4 y or 6-7 y in 724 mother-child pairs from the Southampton Women’s Survey cohort. Plasma phosphatidylcholine fatty acid composition was measured in early and late pregnancy. ARA concentration in early pregnancy predicted 13% of the variation in ARA concentration in late pregnancy (β = 0.36, P < 0.001). DHA concentration in early pregnancy predicted 21% of the variation in DHA concentration in late pregnancy (β = 0.46, P < 0.001). Children’s cognitive function at age 4 y was assessed by the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence and at age 6-7 y by the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence. Executive function at age 6-7 y was assessed using elements of the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery. Neither DHA nor ARA concentrations in early or late pregnancy were associated significantly with neurocognitive function in children at age 4 y or age 6-7 y. These findings suggest that ARA and DHA status during pregnancy in the range found in this cohort are unlikely to have major influences on neurocognitive function in healthy children.
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