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Maternal Glycemia and Birth Weight
Author(s) -
Luqman W.,
Smith M.,
Saunders C.,
Moore W.,
Kulwin R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1980.tb00244.x
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , birth weight , pregnancy , biology , genetics
A study of 96 high‐risk, but uneventful pregnancies was performed. Overt hyperglycemia was excluded after 24 weeks of gestation by fasting serum glucose <110 mg, serum glucose of <140 mg two hours after a large breakfast (group 1, 44 subjects) or <140 mg two hours after a standard glucose load (group 2, 52 subjects). A significant linear correlation between the two‐hour postprandial serum glucose and birth weight was found in group 1 (r = 0.29, p < 0.05). There was a random correlation (r = −0.002, p > 0.4) in group 2. It is suggested that the dietary habits were an important variable.