title: Serum fructosamine is not a useful screening test for gestational diabetes.
abstract: Serum fructosamine was measured in 569 samples of pregnant women without gestational diabetes. We defined abnormal fructosamine as mean + 2SD, and analysed its potential value to detect patients with gestational diabetes diagnosed with current screening criteria. We found serum fructosamine to be an insensitive parameter: Measured at the time of a positive 50 g glucose screening, SF would have detected 4/48 gestational diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Service of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Corcoy
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cerqueira
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pedreño
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Codina
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Leiva
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cabero
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D019270:Fructosamine; D006595:Hexosamines / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012017:Referral and Consultation
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006595:Hexosamines; D019270:Fructosamine