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Table 1 Summary of the observational studies assessed the relationship between serum vitamin D and inflammatory /oxidative biomarkers in pregnant women

From: Vitamin D and biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress among pregnant women: a systematic review of observational studies

First Author, year

Design

Location

Participants

Health condition

Gestational age (week)

Outcome/Exposure

Quality appraisal

Nassr, 2022

Cohort

Baghda, Iraq

n= 80

Healthy

28–39

25-OH-D, CRP

Very good

Otilia Perichart-Perera, 2022

Cohort

Mexico, Mexico City

SGA (n = 14)

AGA (n = 63)

SGA

NI

25-OH-D, MDA, TAC, HbA1c

Very good

Lisnawati, 2021

Cross-Sectional

Indonesia, Jakarta

Maternal 25(OH)D (ng/mL):

Normal (n = 22);

Insufficiency (n = 42);

Deficiency (n = 6)

Preterm birth

28–34

serum vitamin D of the maternal and umbilical cord, umbilical cord IL-6, and serum CRP in premature infants

Satisfactory

Yaqiong, 2020

Cross-Sectional

China, Lianyungang City

Case (n = 110)

Control (n = 100)

GDM

NI

25(OH)D, hs-CRP, TNF-α in maternal serum

Good

Jin, 2020

Prospective Birth Cohort

China, Hefei

n = 2479

Healthy

second trimester (14–27)

25(OH)D,

hs-CRP in maternal serum

Good

Budhwar, 2020

Case-Control

India, Varanasi

Cord blood of pre-term babies (n = 20)

Cord blood of term babies (n = 20)

Pre-term birth

The case group: 27–36 wk

The control group: >37 wk

25(OH)D, S100A8, HMGB1, TLR2, NF-kappa B in cord blood serum

Satisfactory

Mousa, 2017

Baseline Data of a RCT

Australia, Melbourne

n = 102

Overweight or obese pregnant women at high-risk of GDM

12–15

25(OH)D, IL-6, in maternal serum

Very good

Rosendahl, 2017

Baseline data of a Trial

Finland, Helsinki

cord blood of healthy term infants (n = 939)

Healthy

at birth

25(OH)D, hs-CRP, in cord blood plasma

Very good

Adela, 2017

Cross-sectional

India, Hyderabad

Case: n = 30

Control: n = 30

HDP

Case:33–37

Control: >24

25(OH) D3, 1,25(OH)2 D3, 25(OH)D2, and 1,25(OH)2 D2, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, Il-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, IFN-γ, TNF-α in maternal serum

Very good

Pourghassem Gargari, 2016

Case-Control

Iran, Tabriz

Case (n = 40)

Control (n = 40)

PE

≥ 31

25(OH)D, hs-CRP, MDA, TAC in maternal serum

Good

Haidari, 2016

Case-Control

Iran, Ahvaz

Case (n = 45)

Control (n = 45)

GDM

20–30

25(OH)D, hs-CRP, TNF-α in maternal serum

very good

Bobbitt, 2015

Cohort

USA, Detroit

n = 178

Healthy

13–28

(The mean gestational age at 25-OHD measure was 9.9 ± 3.6 wk, and mean gestational age at inflammation measurement was 21.1 ± 3.7 wk)

hs-CRP, IL-6, IL-10, IL-1 α and TNF-α in the maternal serum

Very good

McManus, 2014

Case-control

Canada,

London

Case (n = 36)

Controls (n = 37)

GDM

31

25(OH)D, CRP, PAI-1, IL-8 TNF-α, resistin in maternal and cord blood serum

Satisfactory

Xu, 2014

Retrospective cohort

USA, Pennsylvania

case (n = 100)

control (n = 100)

PE

35

25(OH)D, IL-6 in maternal plasma

Good

  1. n: number, wk: week, GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus, NGD: non-GDM, NI: Not Indicated, 25(OH)D: 25-​hydroxyvitamin D3, hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, IL: Interleukin, TNF-α: Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, NF-kappaB: nuclear factor kappa B, MDA: Malondialdehyde, TAC: Total antioxidant capacity, IFN-γ: Interferon Gamma, CRP: C-reactive protein, TGF-β: Transforming growth factor-beta, PAI-1: plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, RIA: Radioimmunoassay, HDP: hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, GH: gestational hypertension, PE: preeclampsia, EC: eclampsia, CLIA: competitive chemiluminescent immunoassays, UPLC/APCI/HRMS: ultra-high performance liquid chromatography/ Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization/ Human Resources Management System