The relative importance of maternal body mass index and glucose levels for prediction of large-for-gestational-age births.

Summary, in English

The risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) increases substantially with increasing maternal body mass index (BMI). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relative importance of maternal BMI and glucose levels in prediction of large-for-gestational-age (LGA) births.

• Author: Kerstin Berntorp; Eva Anderberg; Rickard Claesson; Claes Ignell; Karin Källén
• Department/s: Translational Muscle Research; Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Lund); Tornblad Institute; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publishing year: 2015
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Volume: 15
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• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26514116?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0722-x
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: BioMed Central (BMC)
• Topic: Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine
• Status: Published
• Research group: Genomics, Diabetes and Endocrinology; Tornblad Institute
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1471-2393