Intrauterine programming of urinary calcium and magnesium excretion in children born to mothers with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

M. Z. Mughal, J. A. Eelloo, S. A. Roberts, S. Sibartie, M. Maresh, C. P. Sibley, J. E. Adams

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    Abstract

    Background: Offspring of diabetic rats have reduced urinary calcium and magnesium excretion compared with offspring of controls; these differences persist up to 16 weeks after birth, a time equivalent to young adulthood in humans. Objectives: To test the hypothesis that urinary calcium and magnesium excretion would be lower in children born to mothers with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (ChMIDDM) than those born to nondiabetic mothers. Methods: Concentrations of calcium, magnesium, sodium, and creatinine were measured in first void spot urine samples collected from 45 (28 male; median age 9.6 years) ChMIDDM and 127 (58 male; median age 11.3 years) controls. Analysis of covariance was used to test for differences in urinary calcium to creatinine ratios (UCa/Cr), magnesium to creatinine ratios (UMg/Cr), and log sodium to creatinine ratios (logUNa/Cr) between controls and ChMIDDM after allowing for the effects of sex and age. Results: UCa/Cr (difference -0.10, 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.19 to -0.01; p = 0.03) and UMg/Cr (difference -0.15, 95% CI -0.22 to -0.08; p
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)F332-F336
    JournalArchives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    Volume90
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 2005

    Keywords

    • Adolescent
    • Anthropometry
    • urine: Calcium
    • administration & dosage: Calcium, Dietary
    • Child
    • Child, Preschool
    • urine: Creatinine
    • Cross-Sectional Studies
    • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
    • administration & dosage: Dietary Proteins
    • Female
    • Humans
    • embryology: Kidney
    • administration & dosage: Magnesium
    • Male
    • Pregnancy
    • Pregnancy in Diabetics
    • Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
    • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    • administration & dosage: Sodium, Dietary

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