Prepregnancy obesity is an independent risk factor for neonatal vitamin K deficiency at birth
Maternal prepregnancy obesity is independently associated with an increased risk of VKD in neonates at birth. These findings suggest that targeted evaluation and vitamin K management strategies are warranted in pregnancies complicated by maternal obesity.
Authors
- Kandai Nozu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0290-3137)
- Takumi Kido
- Yu Masuda
- Mariko Ashina
- Kenji Tanimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1435-120X)
- Keisuke Shirai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1403-8128)
- Kazumichi Fujioka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9913-6447)
- Yuki Nakata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9460-2684)
- Yukihito Imagawa
Institutions
- Kobe University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2025.112954
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vitamin K Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.12