Maternal diabetes independent of BMI is associated with altered accretion of adipose tissue in large for gestational age fetuses.

<h4>Aim</h4>To analyse the effects of maternal diabetes mellitus (DM) and body mass Index (BMI) on central and peripheral fat accretion of large for gestational age (LGA) offspring.<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective study included LGA fetuses (n = 595) with ultrasound scans a...

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Main Authors: Penny Lam, Brendan J Mein, Ronald J Benzie, John T Ormerod, Kristy P Robledo, Emily J Hibbert, Ralph K Nanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268972