@ARTICLE{Moghaddam-Banaem, author = {Soltanmora, Somaieh and Moghaddam-Banaem, Lida and Amini, Maryam and }, title = {NUTRITIONAL INTAKES OF ZINC, IRON, AND VITAMINS RELATIONS WITH SERUM LEVELS OF ZINC AND IRON IN EARLY PREGNANCY}, volume = {26}, number = {3}, abstract ={ Background & Aims: Considering the important role of pregnancy nutrition on maternal and fetal health, this study was performed to define the effects of nutritional intakes of some vitamins, zinc, and iron on serum levels of zinc and iron in the first half of pregnancy.Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 538 pregnant women attending Tehran prenatal clinics in their first half of pregnancy in 2011. Upon entry into the study, a general demographic and a food frequency questionnaire were completed for all participants and then a venous blood sample was taken from them. The data were analyzed by N4 (nutritional software) and SPSS.Results: In correlation analysis, iron serum levels had direct correlation with daily intakes of vitamin K (r: 0.095, p-value: 0.027) and vitamin A (r: 0.16, p-value }, URL = {http://umj.umsu.ac.ir/article-1-2817-en.html}, eprint = {http://umj.umsu.ac.ir/article-1-2817-en.pdf}, journal = {Studies in Medical Sciences}, doi = {}, year = {2015} }