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Although periconceptional folic acid supplementation has been shown to be protective for neural tube defects, current evidence for its role in cleft prevention is mixed with few studies from low- and middle-income countries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To investigate the association between periconceptional folic acid intake and incidence of nonsyndromic orofacial clefts among infants in Bangalore, India.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A hospital-based case\u2013control study (106 cases, 212 controls) utilizing a questionnaire to collect data on prenatal supplements, dietary folate, and potentially confounding factors. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess relationships between folic acid supplementation and all nonsyndromic clefts, and in separate analyses for cleft lip and\/or palate (CL\/P) and cleft palate (CP), adjusting for statistically significant variables.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A statistically significant protective association was found for separate folic acid supplements (not combined with iron or multivitamins) taken in the periconceptional period and all clefts combined (adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 0.62, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.45-0.86) and CL\/P (adjusted OR: 0.57; 95% CI, 0.38-0.86). Higher levels of dietary folate were found to be associated with a reduced risk for all clefts (adjusted OR: 0.98, 95% CI, 0.96-0.99), CL\/P (adjusted OR: 0.98, 95% CI, 0.96-0.99), and CP (adjusted OR: 0.96, 95% CI, 0.93-0.99).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study provides limited evidence for a protective association of periconceptional folic acid supplementation with nonsyndromic orofacial clefts. The low proportion of mothers taking folic acid supplements in the periconceptional period highlights the need for increased education and awareness regarding prenatal nutrition.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/1055665619893214","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,13]],"date-time":"2019-12-13T21:44:33Z","timestamp":1576273473000},"page":"678-686","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Maternal Folic Acid Intake and Risk of Nonsyndromic Orofacial Clefts: A Hospital-Based Case\u2013Control Study in Bangalore, India"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"57","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4926-2020","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vivienne J.","family":"Mendonca","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Liverpool, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijporl.2015.10.055"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/bdra.20315"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/nu9121327"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0002-9416(85)90107-1"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/nrg2933"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1547-5069.2004.04006.x"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S1701-2163(16)32227-7"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_9_1","unstructured":"International Institute for Population Sciences - IIPS\/India and ICF. 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