TY - JOUR
T1 - Maternal glucose concentration influences fetal growth, gestation, and pregnancy complications
AU - Scholl, Theresa O.
AU - Sowers, Maryfran
AU - Chen, Xinhua
AU - Lenders, Carine
N1 - Funding Information: Supported by research grants NIH CA55075 and CA50597 and by a Faculty Research Award (FRA-455) to Dr. David J. Hunter from the American Cancer Society.
PY - 2001/9/15
Y1 - 2001/9/15
N2 - Using 1990-1995 data, the authors examined the influence of post-challenge maternal glucose concentration on pregnancy outcome in 1,157 nondiabetic US gravidas. After control for potential confounding variables and comparing gravidas with lower glucose concentrations (<99 mg/dl) with the others, they found that mean birth weight increased by 50 g and 200 g with glucose concentrations of 99-130 mg/dl and >130 mg/dl, respectively. Increased maternal glucose concentration also was associated with an increased risk of large-for-gestation fetuses (p for trend < 0.001) and a decreased risk of fetal growth restriction (p for trend < 0.05). The association between glucose and gestation was inverse and significantly shortened when glucose concentrations were higher. Maternal complications increased twofold or more with high glucose concentrations and included cesarean section and clinical chorioamnionitis. Chorioamnionitis in combination with high maternal glucose concentration increased the risk of very preterm delivery almost 12-fold. These observations extend Pedersen's hypothesis - that high concentrations of maternal glucose give rise to increased nutrient transfer to the fetus and increase fetal growth, beyond the model of maternal diabetes (Acta Endocrinol 1954;16:330-42). They raise the question of whether higher, but seemingly normal maternal glucose concentration predisposes to or is a marker for placental inflammation and infection.
AB - Using 1990-1995 data, the authors examined the influence of post-challenge maternal glucose concentration on pregnancy outcome in 1,157 nondiabetic US gravidas. After control for potential confounding variables and comparing gravidas with lower glucose concentrations (<99 mg/dl) with the others, they found that mean birth weight increased by 50 g and 200 g with glucose concentrations of 99-130 mg/dl and >130 mg/dl, respectively. Increased maternal glucose concentration also was associated with an increased risk of large-for-gestation fetuses (p for trend < 0.001) and a decreased risk of fetal growth restriction (p for trend < 0.05). The association between glucose and gestation was inverse and significantly shortened when glucose concentrations were higher. Maternal complications increased twofold or more with high glucose concentrations and included cesarean section and clinical chorioamnionitis. Chorioamnionitis in combination with high maternal glucose concentration increased the risk of very preterm delivery almost 12-fold. These observations extend Pedersen's hypothesis - that high concentrations of maternal glucose give rise to increased nutrient transfer to the fetus and increase fetal growth, beyond the model of maternal diabetes (Acta Endocrinol 1954;16:330-42). They raise the question of whether higher, but seemingly normal maternal glucose concentration predisposes to or is a marker for placental inflammation and infection.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/154.6.514
DO - https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/154.6.514
M3 - Article
C2 - 11549556
VL - 154
SP - 514
EP - 520
JO - American journal of epidemiology
JF - American journal of epidemiology
SN - 0002-9262
IS - 6
ER -