Determination of reference intervals of glycated albumin and hemoglobin A1c in healthy pregnant Japanese women and analysis of their time courses and influencing factors during pregnancy

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-151

  Hiramatsu, Yuji ^a   Shimizu, Ikki ^b   Omori, Yasue ^c   Nakabayashi, Masao ^d  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b THE SAKAKIBARA HEART INSTITUTE OF OKAYAMA   (Japan)

^c Ebina General Hospital   (Japan)

^d Aiiku Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glycated albumin (GA); Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c); Healthy pregnant women; Reference intervals

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED ALBUMIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; JAPANESE; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLYCOSURIA; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; JAPAN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PROTEINURIA; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 84857779275     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K10E-410     Document Type: Article

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