Open AccessScreened Glucosuria During Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Castrén Olli,
Kallio Veikko,
Ruponen Seppo
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347409157746
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , morning , obstetrics , endocrinology , physiology , genetics , physics , optics , biology
. 216 pregnant women with morning glucosuria observed twice at regular testing were subjected to intravenous glucose tolerance tests and serum lipid determinations. A Control Series consisted of 44 pregnant women. An additional group of 24 women with special obstetric histories was also studied. K‐values less than 1.0, pointing to diabetes mellitus, were observed in 4.4% of pregnant women with glucosuria, in 5.5% of the control group and in 26.1 % of women with special obstetric histories. No positive correlations were found between the K‐value and the duration of pregnancy at the time when glucosuria was detected, number of previous pregnancies, weight of newborn, maximal glucose content and 60 min glucose value during IVGTT. The serum lipid values (triglycerides, total and free cholesterol and non‐esterified fatty acids) were clearly elevated in all the groups. No correlation was found between the K‐value and serum lipid levels. It is concluded that the significance of screened glucosuria, even if recorded twice during pregnancy, is questionable. It is pointed out that it is worthwhile to study other groups, such as pregnant women with special obstetric histories, because of the high incidence of diabetes mellitus.