Abstract
Aim: To assess the association between maternal glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in diabetic pregnancies and the risk of delivering large for gestational age babies (LGA) taking into account maternal body mass index (BMI), weight gain, age, White class, and smoking habits. Method: We identified all pregnant diabetic women in a Danish county. HbA1c values after 20th gestational week were collected and offspring was categorized as large, normal or small for gestational age. Logistic regression models we fitted to assess the association between HbA1c and risk of delivering a LGA baby taking into account the impact of potential confounding from the above mentioned factors. Results: We found 209 singleton pregnancies of which 59% (95% CI: 52%-65%) terminated with a LGA baby. HbA1c, BMI, and weight gain were all associated with increasing risk of delivering a LGA baby. Analyses stratified on maternal BMI disclosed that the association was restricted to pregnancies with a pre-pregnancy BMI >23 kg/m2 below that we found no association. Conclusion: The association between glycosylated haemoglobin and birth of a LGA baby seems to be restricted to women with BMI >23 kg/m2.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 2007 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Event | International Symposium on Diabetes and Pregnancy - Instanbul, Turkey Duration: 29 Mar 2007 → 31 Mar 2007 Conference number: 4 |
Conference
| Conference | International Symposium on Diabetes and Pregnancy |
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| Number | 4 |
| Country/Territory | Turkey |
| City | Instanbul |
| Period | 29/03/2007 → 31/03/2007 |