Maternal Height, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Pregnancy Complications

To explore the glucose-overload hypothesis of artefactual gestational diabetes (GDM) diagnosis in shorter women during oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT), by investigating associations between height and maternal glycemia; and GDM and pregnancy complications in height-groups.

Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - July 22, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Anne H.Y. Chu, Wen Lun Yuan, See Ling Loy, Shu E. Soh, Jonathan Y. Bernard, Mya-Thway Tint, Sarah S.T. Ho-Lim, Huecin Goh, Adaikalavan Ramasamy, Mukkesh Kumar, Claire Goh, Li Ting Ang, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, Yap Seng Chong, Kok Hian Tan, Lin Lin Su, Arijit Source Type: research