HbA1c levels in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus: Relationship with pre-pregnancy BMI and pregnancy outcome

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1038-1045

  Capula, C ^a,b   Mazza, T ^c   Vero, R ^a   Costante, G ^b  

^a PUGLIESE CIACCIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^c CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

A1C; Body mass index; Fetal outcomes; Gestational diabetes; Maternal outcomes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN DERIVATIVE; ISOPHANE INSULIN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; DELIVERY; DIABETIC DIET; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; POLYCYTHEMIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; SCREENING; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TRANSIENT TACHYPNEA OF THE NEWBORN;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK;

EID: 84891698124     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/9037     Document Type: Article

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