Maternal serum leptin concentration in gestational diabetes

• Published in: Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 149 - 153
• Main Authors: Soheilykhah, Sedigheh, Mojibian, Mahdieh, Rahimi-Saghand, Soodabeh, Rashidi, Maryam, Hadinedoushan, Hossein
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China (Republic : 1949- ) Elsevier B.V 01.06.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Body Mass Index; Case-Control Studies; Diabetes, Gestational - blood; Female; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Glucose Tolerance Test; Humans; Impaired glucose tolerance test; Insulin - blood; Insulin Resistance; Internal Medicine; Leptin; Leptin - blood; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Pregnancy; Young Adult; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Impaired glucose tolerance test; Leptin

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate fasting serum leptin concentration and its relation to insulin resistance in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and gestational impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). Materials and Methods This case-control study, at 28 weeks of gestati...