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Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association of first-trimester maternal serum hepcidin with third-trimester ID\/IDA risk in a prospective cohort.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Total of 353 non-ID\/IDA pregnant women at 11\u201313\u2009weeks\u2019 gestation were enrolled in Southern China and followed up to 38\u2009weeks of gestation. Data on demography and anthropometry were obtained from a structured questionnaire at enrollment. Iron biomarkers including hepcidin were measured at enrollment and follow-up. Regression models were used to evaluate the association of first-trimester hepcidin with third-trimester ID\/IDA risk.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Serum hepcidin levels substantially decreased from 19.39\u2009ng\/mL in the first trimester to 1.32\u2009ng\/mL in the third trimester. Incidences of third-trimester ID and IDA were 46.2 and 11.4%, respectively. Moreover, moderate and high levels of first-trimester hepcidin were positively related to third-trimester hepcidin (log-transformed <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.51; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.01, 1.00 and log-transformed <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.66; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.15, 1.17). Importantly, elevated first-trimester hepcidin was significantly associated with reduced risk of third-trimester IDA (OR\u2009=\u20090.38; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.15, 0.99), but not with ID after adjustment with potential confounders.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>First-trimester hepcidin was negatively associated with IDA risk in late pregnancy, indicating higher first-trimester hepcidin level may predict reduced risk for developing IDA. Nonetheless, given the limited sample size, larger studies are still needed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fnut.2023.1147114","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,17]],"date-time":"2023-08-17T04:24:01Z","timestamp":1692246241000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Elevated first-trimester hepcidin level is associated with reduced risk of iron deficiency anemia in late pregnancy: a prospective cohort 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