Fetal Growth Is Associated with Maternal Fasting Plasma Glucose at First Prenatal Visit

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 12; p. e116352
• Main Authors: Liu, Bin, Chen, Haitian, Xu, Yun, An, Chongyou, Zhong, Lieqiang, Wang, Xiaohui, Zhang, Ying, Chen, Hanqing, Zhang, Jinxin, Wang, Zilian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 31.12.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Birth Weight; Blood Glucose; Body mass; Body Mass Index; Childbirth & labor; Correlation; Correlation coefficient; Correlation coefficients; Data processing; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes, Gestational - blood; Fasting; Female; Fetal Development; Fetuses; Gestational diabetes; Glucose; Glucose metabolism; Glucose tolerance; Glucose tolerance test; Growth; Health risk assessment; Humans; Laboratory testing; Medicine and Health Sciences; Metabolism; Neonates; Newborn babies; Obesity; Physiological aspects; Ponderal index; Pregnancy; Pregnant women; Prenatal Care; Regression analysis; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Statistical tests; Womens health

Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) concentration measured at the first prenatal visit is a predictor of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM); however, whether this test is indicative of fetal growth has not been clarified. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine whether birth weight and birth leng...