title: Ponderal index of large-for-gestational age infants: comparison between infants of diabetic and non-diabetic mothers.
abstract: Ponderal index (PI) is a weight-height related parameter that is mainly used to assess the pattern of fetal growth in small-for-gestational age infants. We aimed to use PI for large-for-gestational age (LGA) infants who were born to diabetic or non-diabetic mothers, in order to predict the fetal growth pattern. One hundred sixty-six LGA infants born at the Department of Obstetrics, Hacettepe University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey were included in the study. The PI was calculated by using the following formula: PI = weight (g) x 100/(height, cm)3. Sixty-seven (40%) of these infants were born to diabetic mothers. Maternal age, maternal weight and maternal weight gain during pregnancy were similar in the diabetic and non-diabetic groups. Mean birthweight, height and head circumference were similar in both groups, but median PI of infants of diabetic mothers was significantly higher than of infants of non-diabetic mothers (3.02 and 2.89, respectively, p < 0.05). Fetal growth was different between LGA infants of diabetic and non-diabetic mothers, and PI provided useful information on the proportionality of fetal growth in LGA infants.
authors.affiliation: Neonatology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Didem
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Armangil
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yurdakök
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.forename: Sule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yiğit
authors.forename: Gülsevin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tekinalp
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D001827:Body Height; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005320:Fetal Macrosomia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D015203:Reproducibility of Results