Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8546878 | Food and Chemical Toxicology | 2018 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
Despite growing evidence for the potential teratogenicity of nitrate, knowledge about the dose-response relationship of dietary nitrate intake and risk of specific birth defects such as neural tube defects (NTDs) is limited. Therefore, the aim of this meta-analysis was to synthesize the knowledge about the dose-response relation between maternal dietary nitrate intake and the risk of NTDs. We conducted a systematic search in PubMed, ISI Web of Science and Scopus up to February 2018 for observational studies. Risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated using a random-effects model for highest versus lowest intake categories. The linear and non-linear relationships between nitrate intake and risk of NTDs were also investigated. Overall, 5 studies were included in the meta-analyses. No association was observed between nitrate intake and NTDs risk in high versus low intake (RR: 1.33; 95% CI: 0.89-1.99, pâ¯=â¯0.158) and linear dose-response (RR: 1.03; 95% CI: 0.99-1.07, pâ¯=â¯0.141) meta-analysis. However, there were positive relationships between nitrate intake and risk of NTDs in non-linear (pnon-linearity<0.05) model. Findings from this dose-response meta-analysis indicate that maternal nitrate intake higher than â¼3â¯mg/day is positively associated with NTDs risk.
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Authors
Nader Rahimi Kakavandi, Amin Hasanvand, Mahmoud Ghazi-Khansari, Ahmad Habibian Sezavar, Hassan Nabizadeh, Mohammad Parohan,