Umbilical cord blood concentration of connecting peptide (C-peptide) and pregnancy outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

C-peptide offers potential as a marker to indicate childhood metabolic outcomes. Measuring C-peptide concentration might have better future utility in the risk stratification of neonates born to overweight or diabetic mothers. Prior research has tried to bring this matter into the light; however, the clinical significance of these associations is still far from reach. Here we sought to investigate the associations between fetomaternal metabolic variables and umbilical cord blood C-peptide concentration.

Methods

For the present study, 858 pregnant women were randomly selected from among a sub-group of 35,430 Iranian pregnant women who participated in a randomized community non-inferiority trial of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) screening. Their umbilical cord

SUBMITTER: Niknam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9559016 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature