SUN-359 Antenatal Oral Iron Supplementation, FGF23 and Bone Metabolism in Kenyan Women and Their Offspring: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Abstract

Objectives: FGF23 decreases reabsorption and increases phosphate excretion in the kidney and regulates vitamin D metabolism. Maternal iron deficiency may be implicated in the pathogenesis of hypophosphataemia-driven rickets in offspring through perturbed FGF23 expression. We aimed to determine the effect of antenatal oral iron supplementation on maternal and neonatal markers of bone mineral regulation. Methods: 470 rural Kenyan women with singleton pregnancies and haemoglobin concentrations ≥90g/L were randomly allocated to daily, supervised supplementation iron (60mg as ferrous fumarate) or placebo from 13–23 weeks gestational age until 1 month postpartum. We analysed maternal and neonatal plasma samples collected at birth, with primary outcomes being concentrations of FGF23 in its intact form (I-FGF23, the phosphate- and vitamin D-regulating hormone) and its …