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Puerto Rican differ from non‐Puerto Rican pregnant Latinas in pre‐gravid BMI, total fat and dietary fiber intakes
Author(s) -
BermúdezMillán Angela,
HromiFiedler Amber,
Fernandez Maria Luz,
Damio Grace,
SeguraPérez Sofia,
PérezEscamilla Rafael
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.21.6.a1046-d
A prospective study (n=200) was conducted to document differences in dietary intake and pre‐gravid BMI between low income Puerto Rican and non‐Puerto Rican pregnant Latinas. A 24‐hour dietary recall was collected at baseline to assess nutrient intake. Participants were in their second (56%) to third pregnancy trimesters (37%). Their mean age was 24 ± 5y. Puerto Ricans represented 71% of the sample. Of those with reported pre‐gravid weight (n=185), 14% had low BMI, 45% had normal BMI (19.8–26 kg/m 2 ), 15% were overweight (26.01–29 kg/m 2 ), and 26% were obese (>29 kg/m 2 ). Puerto Ricans were more likely to be underweight than non‐Puerto Rican Latinas (p<.016) . Total mean nutrient intakes were: 2431 ± 1041 kcal, 84 ± 46 g fat, 341 ± 154 carbohydrates and 17 ± 10 g dietary fiber. Puerto Ricans had significantly higher mean intakes for total energy (p<.043) , fat (p<.000) and saturated fat (p<.000) but significantly lower total dietary fiber intakes (p<.000) than non‐Puerto Rican Latinas. No significant differences in protein, carbohydrates or cholesterol mean intakes were observed across the two groups. The preliminary findings suggest the existence of significant differences in pre‐gravid BMI and nutrient intakes between Puerto Rican and non‐Puerto Rican pregnant Latinas. Funded by UCONN Research Foundation, Latino Health Disparities NIH EXPORT Center (P20MD001765) and Egg Nutrition Center Predoctoral Fellowship.