dc.creator | Corrales-Gutiérrez, Isabel | es |
dc.creator | Gómez-Baya, Diego | es |
dc.creator | León Larios, Fátima | es |
dc.creator | Medero-Canela, Rocío | es |
dc.creator | Marchei, Emilia | es |
dc.creator | Mendoza-Berjano, Ramon | es |
dc.creator | García-Algar, Óscar | es |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-14T16:37:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-02-14T16:37:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Corrales-Gutiérrez, I., Gómez-Baya, D., León Larios, F., Medero-Canela, R., Marchei, E., Mendoza-Berjano, R. y García-Algar, Ó. (2023). Alcohol consumption assessed by a biomarker and self-reported drinking in a sample of pregnant women in the south of Europe: a comparative study. Toxics, 11 (11), 930. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11110930. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2305-6304 | es |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/155250 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is a major concern, particularly in
Europe and North America. Its prevalence has so far been under-researched. In most studies, the
determination of this consumption may be underestimated, as it is based on the information obtained
from questionnaires rather than from biomarkers, which will provide a much more reliable approach.
The main objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of consumption during pregnancy
as assessed by a questionnaire and a hair biomarker. (2) Method: A cross-sectional study with a
random sample of 425 pregnant women treated in public hospital consultations in Seville (Spain) and
in the 20th week of their pregnancy, orally interviewed using an elaborated ad hoc questionnaire that
evaluated variables of sociodemographic, obstetric, and alcohol consumption. Furthermore, the ethyl
glucuronide metabolite (EtG) was tested on a hair sample in 252 pregnant women who agreed to
facilitate it. Once the data obtained through the questionnaire and hair test were analyzed, the level
of metabolites and self-reported alcohol consumption were compared. (3) Results: The prevalence of
self-reported alcohol consumption (questionnaire) was 20.7%, and the real consumption (metabolite
analysis) was 20.2%. In 16.8% of pregnant women who declared not consuming alcohol during
their pregnancy, noticeable consumption was detected according to the metabolite test. No relevant
level of variability in estimated alcohol consumption was detected in the biomarker with respect to
the sociodemographic and obstetric variables studied. (4) Conclusions: The prevalence of alcohol
consumption during pregnancy obtained through both questionnaires and metabolite analyses was
similar and high. There is no association between consumption and sociodemographic factors in
this sample. The determination of consumption through biomarkers allows for a more accurate
approximation of the prevalence of consumption than estimated through questionnaires. Larger
sample-sized studies are needed to determine consumption patterns and thus guide the adoption of
more precise policies fostering abstinence from alcohol consumption since the preconception period. | es |
dc.format | application/pdf | es |
dc.format.extent | 14 p. | es |
dc.language.iso | eng | es |
dc.publisher | MDPI | es |
dc.relation.ispartof | Toxics, 11 (11), 930. | |
dc.rights | Atribución 4.0 Internacional | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders | es |
dc.subject | Pregnancy | es |
dc.subject | Alcohol consumption | es |
dc.subject | Spain | es |
dc.subject | Biomarker | es |
dc.title | Alcohol consumption assessed by a biomarker and self-reported drinking in a sample of pregnant women in the south of Europe: a comparative study | es |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es |
dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | es |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Cirugía | es |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Enfermería | |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/11/930 | es |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/toxics11110930 | es |
dc.journaltitle | Toxics | es |
dc.publication.volumen | 11 | es |
dc.publication.issue | 11 | es |
dc.publication.initialPage | 930 | es |