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The 1‐h 50‐g Glucose Challenge Does Not Predict Large‐for‐Gestational‐Age Infants
Author(s) -
Phillipou G.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1992.tb01720.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational age , birth weight , obstetrics , gestation , predictive value , pregnancy , cohort , parity (physics) , cohort study , pediatrics , physics , particle physics , biology , genetics
The relationship between the 1‐h 50‐g glucose challenge performed at 24–28 weeks and subsequent birth of a large‐for‐gestational‐age infant was examined in a cohort of 368 Europid women who had no pre‐existing medical condition and experienced no pregnancy complications. The results established that the 1‐h 50‐g glucose challenge blood glucose level had no predictive power with respect to the birth of a large‐for‐gestational‐age infant. However, the 1‐h blood glucose value was found to be significantly related to maternal height, weight and age, indicating that its level also represents processes unconnected to glucose intolerance. The study findings also re‐confirmed the importance of parity, height, sex, and weight as determinants of large‐for‐gestational‐age infants.