Intestinal Permeability and Inflammation Mediate Dietary Intake Associated Risks of Micronutrient Deficiencies at 15 Months: Results from the MAL-ED Study (OR07-04-19)

Laura E. Caulfield, Benjamin McCormick, Laura E. Murray-Kolb, Gwenyth O. Lee, Kerry J. Schulze, A. Catharine Ross, Bruna Maciel, Aldo A.M. Lima, Margaret Kosek

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Abstract

Objectives: We tested whether environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is associated with risk of micronutrient deficiencies adjusting for diet and systemic inflammation, and whether it mediates the relation between intake and micronutrient status.

Methods: Data from 1283 children in the MAL-ED birth cohort were examined to evaluate risk of anemia, low plasma retinol, zinc, and ferritin, and high plasma transferrin receptor (TfR) at 15 months. We characterized gut inflammation and permeability by myeloperoxidase, neopterin, and alpha-1-antitrypsin concentrations from monthly asymptomatic fecal samples averaged from 9–15 months, and urinary recovery of lactulose (L) and mannitol (M) from LM tests at 9 and 15 months, converted to a ratio z score (LMZ) and averaged. Nutrient intakes from complementary foods were quantified monthly from 9–15 months and densities were averaged. Plasma alpha-1 acid glycoprotein at 15 months characterized systemic inflammation. Relationships among variables were modelled using a direct acyclic graph.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)726-726
Number of pages1
JournalCurrent developments in nutrition
Volume3
Issue numberSuppl 1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Jun 2019

Bibliographical note

Funding Sources: The MAL-ED study was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through awards to the Foundation for the NIH and NIH/FIC.

PMCID: PMC6576140

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