Female fetus is associated with greater maternal insulin resistance in pregnancy

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1696-1701

  Xiao, L ^a   Zhao, J P ^a   Nuyt, A M ^a   Fraser, W D ^a,b   Luo, Z C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; PROINSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN C; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TO INSULIN RATIO; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MATERNAL INSULIN RESISTANCE; MEDICAL HISTORY; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PROINSULIN TO INSULIN RATIO; RACE; SMOKING; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADIPONECTIN; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FEMALE; FETUS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; LEPTIN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROINSULIN; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84910650550     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dme.12562     Document Type: Article

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