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Outcome of Pregnancy Oral Glucose Tolerance Test and Preterm Birth.

Richard LiangDanielle M PanelliDavid K StevensonDavid H RehkopfGary M ShawHenrik Toft SorensenLars Pedersen
Published in: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) (2024)
Among mothers screened for gestational diabetes, increased glucose levels, even those below the diagnostic level for gestational diabetes in Denmark, were associated with increased preterm birth risk. Obesity (BMI, ≥30) may be an effect measure modifier, not just a confounder, of the relation between blood glucose and preterm birth risk.
Keyphrases
  • preterm birth
  • blood glucose
  • low birth weight
  • gestational age
  • glycemic control
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • weight gain
  • weight loss
  • pregnancy outcomes