Glucose metabolism tests and recurrent pregnancy loss: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To synthesize the published citations to determine the association between glucose metabolism tests and recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL).

Method

The electronic databases including PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science were searched for the original articles that evaluated the correlation between glucose metabolism tests including fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting insulin (FI), homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), the rate of individuals with HOMA-IR  > 4.5, insulin resistance, fasting glucose/fasting insulin (FG/FI) and FG/FI  > 4.5.and recurrent pregnancy loss with a combination of proper keywords.

Results

The database search led to finding 390 articles. Detailed screening of titles and abstracts for potential eligibility was performe

SUBMITTER: Hantoushzadeh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9817346 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature