Does fasting plasma glucose values 5.1-5.6 mmol/l in the first trimester of gestation a matter?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of treatment on pregnancy outcomes among women who had fasting plasma glucose (FPG) 5.1-5.6 mmol/l in the first trimester of pregnancy.

Methods

We performed a secondary-analysis of a randomized community non-inferiority trial of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) screening. All pregnant women with FPG values range 5.1-5.6 mmol/l in the first trimester of gestation were included in the present study (n=3297) and classified to either the (i) intervention group who received treatment for GDM along with usual prenatal care (n=1,198), (ii) control group who received usual-prenatal-care (n=2,099). Macrosomia/large for gestational age (LGA) and primary cesarean-section (C-S) were considered as primary-outcomes. A mod

SUBMITTER: Ramezani Tehrani F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10273274 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature