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The Role of Dietary Habits and Appetite in Linking In Utero Malaria Exposure to Fasting Plasma Glucose Levels in Adolescents from Rural Ghana

  • By

  • Mahir Bhatt

  • Alice Rodriguez Rein

  • Justice K. Boakye-Appiah

  • Inusah Abdul-Jalil

  • Markus van der Giet

  • Yaw Ampem Amoako

  • Frank P. Mockenhaupt

  • Ina Danquah

  • September 28, 2026

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    In rural Ghana, adolescents exposed to malaria in utero had fasting plasma glucose levels 0.20 mmol/L higher than unexposed adolescents.

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    The study examined whether appetite and dietary patterns contribute to the association between in utero malaria exposure and cardiometabolic traits in adolescence.

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    Malaria during pregnancy may reduce maternal-fetal nutrient transfer and contribute to fetal undernutrition, which could influence later cardiometabolic health.

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    Researchers re-invited 201 adolescents from an earlier maternal malaria cohort; 155 mother-child pairs were included in the main analysis.

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    Assessments included dietary intake, appetite, fasting plasma glucose, body mass index, and blood pressure.

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The importance of dietary patterns and appetite for the association between in utero exposure to malaria and fasting plasma glucose among adolescents in rural Ghana

  • by Mahir Bhatt, Alice Rodriguez Rein, Justice K. Boakye-Appiah, Inusah Abdul-Jalil, Markus van der Giet, Yaw Ampem Amoako, Frank P. Mockenhaupt, Ina Danquah

  • September 28, 2026

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