التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Alteration of stool pH and its association with biomarkers of gut enteropathy among slum-dwelling women of reproductive age in Bangladesh. |
| المؤلفون: |
Mostafa, Ishita, Hasan, S. M. Tafsir, Gazi, Md. Amran, Alam, Md. Ashraful, Fahim, Shah Mohammad, Saqeeb, Kazi Nazmus, Ahmed, Tahmeed |
| المصدر: |
BMC Women's Health; 12/9/2023, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p1-7, 7p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
CHILDBEARING age, CALPROTECTIN, LIPOCALINS, INTESTINAL diseases, NONINVASIVE diagnostic tests, RESOURCE-limited settings, ALKALINE phosphatase |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
BANGLADESH |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Recent evidence suggests that measures of maternal gut enteropathy are associated with unfavorable fetal outcomes. It is, therefore, crucial to identify and treat the features of intestinal enteropathy among reproductive-age women living in areas where enteropathy is highly prevalent. However, there is a lack of non-invasive diagnostic tests to determine EED, making it difficult to identify the disease in field settings. In this study, we tested the potential of fecal pH as a biomarker of gut enteropathy and investigated its relationship with fecal biomarkers of intestinal enteropathy in reproductive-age women living in resource-limited environments. Methods: Data on socio-demographic information, anthropometry, and biological samples were collected from 78 apparently healthy women aged between 20 and 27 years from November 2018 to December 2019. The association of stool pH with two fecal biomarkers of gut enteropathy (i.e., intestinal alkaline phosphatase [IAP] and fecal lipocalin-2 [LCN-2] was investigated using multiple linear regression models after adjusting for relevant covariates. Results: In the adjusted models, alkaline stool pH (pH > 7.2) was found to be significantly associated with a decrease in the fecal IAP level by 1.05 unit (95% CI: -1.68, -0.42; p < 0.001) in the log scale, and acidic stool pH (pH < 6) was found to be significantly associated with an increase in the fecal LCN-2 level by 0.89 units (95% CI: 0.12, 1.67; p < 0.025) in the log scale. Conclusions: The study findings demonstrated an association of fecal pH with biomarkers of gut enteropathy indicating its applicability as a simple tool for understanding intestinal enteropathy among reproductive-age women living in resource-limited settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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