Ponderal index of large-for-gestational age infants: comparison between infants of diabetic and non-diabetic mothers.
Turk J Pediatr
; 53(2): 169-72, 2011.
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| ID: mdl-21853654
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.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Birth Weight
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Body Height
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Fetal Macrosomia
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Neonatal Screening
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Diabetes, Gestational
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Turk J Pediatr
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey