title: Importance of abnormal glucose tolerance (hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia) in the aetiology of pre-eclampsia.
abstract: In a series of 794 patients who had glucose tolerance tests done before the onset of pre-eclampsia, both hypoglycaemia (less than 5th percentile) and hyperglycaemia (P less than 95th percentile) had a significant association with early-onset severe pre-eclampsia ( less than 0.05). In the total series of 794 patients, hypoglycaemia had a significant association with low oestriol excretion (p less than 0.01), fetal growth retardation (p less than 0-05), low Apgar score (p less than 0.05), and perinatal mortality (p less than 0.05). These data indicate that, in patients with pre-eclampsia, hypoglycaemia is directly related to the cause of perinatal death.
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010298:Parity; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose