Open AccessThe Influence of Maternal Weight and Glucose Tolerance on Infant Birthweight in Latino Mother–Infant Pairs
Author(s) -
Edith C. Kieffer,
Bahman P. Tabaei,
Wendy J. Carman,
George H. Nolan,
J. Ricardo Guzmán,
William H. Herman
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2005.065953
Subject(s) - medicine , anthropometry , overweight , weight gain , pregnancy , gestational diabetes , obstetrics , prenatal care , population , birth weight , prospective cohort study , pediatrics , body mass index , gestation , environmental health , endocrinology , body weight , biology , genetics
We assessed the influence of maternal anthropometric and metabolic variables, including glucose tolerance, on infant birthweight.