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Can fasting plasma glucose replace oral glucose-tolerance test for diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus?

Sepideh BabaniamansourEhsan AliniagerdroudbariMaryam AfrakhtehFarhad HosseinpanahFarah FarzanehMahtab Niroomand
Published in: Diabetology international (2021)
Performing only the FPG and considering FPG cutoffs 75 and 80 mg/dL at first prenatal visit and at 24-28th of gestational weeks can be a useful tool predicting the incidence of GDM, respectively, and had similar diagnostic power.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • blood glucose
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • weight gain
  • risk factors
  • insulin resistance
  • gestational age
  • birth weight
  • blood pressure
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle