Biomarkers of maternal environmental enteric dysfunction are associated with shorter gestation and reduced length in newborn infants in Uganda
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Key Words
environmental enteric dysfunction
inflammation
intestinal permeability
intestinal biomarkers
dual sugar absorption test
L:M test
anti-flagellin antibodies
anti-LPS antibodies
birth outcomes
Uganda
Abbreviations used
DBP
diastolic blood pressure
EED
environmental enteric dysfunction
HFIAS
Household Food Insecurity Access Scale
IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
LAZ
length-for-age z score
LBW
low birth weight
L:M
lactulose:mannitol
MHC IV
Mukono Health Center IV
MUAC
midupper arm circumference
SBS
short bowel syndrome
SGA
small for gestational age
WAZ
weight-for-age z score
WLZ
weight-for-length z score
%LE
percentage of lactulose excretion
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Supported by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition at Tufts University in Boston, MA, supported by the United States Agency for International Development, award AID-OAA-L-10-00006. CD was supported in part by NIH grants K24DK104676 and 2P30 DK040561.
The funding sources had no role in the publication process including the analysis of data or the writing of the manuscript.
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