Maternal Cotinine Levels and Red Blood Cell Folate Concentrations in the Periconceptual Period.

CONCLUSIONS: Low RBC folate is associated with perinatal factors, including high maternal cotinine levels, body mass index, stress, and depression. The effect of low folate levels among smokers cannot be overemphasized, considering that tobacco products not only reduce folate levels but also decrease the bioutilization of folate. PMID: 32239227 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Southern Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: South Med J Source Type: research