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- Title
The triad macrosomia, obesity, and hypertriglyceridemia in gestational diabetes.
- Authors
Gorban de Lapertosa, Silvia; Alvariñas, Jorge; Elgart, Jorge F.; Salzberg, Susana; Gagliardino, Juan J.; EduGest group
- Abstract
<bold>Aims: </bold>Offspring of women with gestational diabetes (GD) have more macrosomia than newborns of normal mothers. We studied macrosomia frequency, possible pathogenesis, and main predictors of its appearance at different gestational ages.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>A total of 1870 pregnant women with GD were recruited in primary care centres and maternity hospitals in the Argentine provinces of Corrientes, Chaco, Buenos Aires, and in Buenos Aires City; 1088 completed gestation and delivered an infant. We collected clinical and metabolic data, personal and obstetric history, and gestational and delivery characteristics. Presence of macrosomia was analysed in the whole population, the entire pregnancy, and in each trimester of gestation. Data were statistically analysed and values were expressed as mean ± SD and percentages. The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee and all participants signed informed consent.<bold>Results: </bold>Macrosomia was found in 12.9% of newborns and obesity in all mothers with no significant differences between mothers with/without macrosomic offspring. In early pregnancy, the main significant indicators of macrosomia were: history of dyslipidaemia (5.6% vs 1.2%, respectively) and macrosomia in previous pregnancies (27% vs 13%, respectively). However, the third trimester showed a significant combination of higher BMI, FBG, and triglycerides.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Offspring of women with GD presented macrosomia in 12.9% of cases, maternal history of dyslipidaemia and macrosomia in previous pregnancies being early predictors. The combination of maternal obesity, FBG, and hypertriglyceridemia became significant during the last trimester of pregnancy.
- Subjects
BUENOS Aires (Argentina); CORRIENTES (Argentina : Province); GRAN Chaco; ARGENTINA; FETAL macrosomia; GESTATIONAL diabetes; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; PREGNANT women; OBESITY; WOMEN'S hospitals; RESEARCH; THIRD trimester of pregnancy; RESEARCH methodology; GESTATIONAL age; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PROGNOSIS; MEDICAL cooperation; EVALUATION research; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; COMPARATIVE studies; BIRTH weight; PREGNANCY complications; RESEARCH funding; BODY mass index; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
Diabetes/Metabolism Research & Reviews, 2020, Vol 36, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
1520-7552
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/dmrr.3302