HbA1 levels in pregnancy: evaluation of a normal range and comparative study of impaired glucose tolerance.
The oral glucose tolerance test has been traditionally used to detect women with the gestational form of impaired glucose tolerance. We investigated whether the assessment of HbA1 levels could be a useful adjunct to these measurements. We found that HbA1 levels measured after the 35th week are not predictive of the percentile of each neonatal anthropometric parameter. Both metabolic and clinical maternal parameters as well as neonatal anthropometric parameters must also be evaluated.
D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D001724:Birth Weight; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin