Can the 50 gram, 1-Hour Glucose Tolerance Test be a Screening Test for Macrosomia?

Authors

Şelale ÖZMEN
A. Filiz AVŞAR
Emine ULUSOY
Neslihan C. SEÇKİN
Mithat ERDOĞAN

DOI

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Abstract

Even minor degrees of corbohydrate intolerance during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of delivering a macrosomic infant. The goal of this study is to evaluate whether the 50-g, 1-hour oral glucose challenge test performed at 24-28 gestatinal weeks, is a useful screening test for macrosomia in patients who are not gestational diabetics. The study comprised 161 pregnant women. The prevalences of macrosomia were calculated for five different cutoff values. Statistical analysis was performed by chi-square (P

Keywords

macrosomic, oral glucose tolerance test

First Page

149

Last Page

151

Recommended Citation

ÖZMEN, Şelale; AVŞAR, A. Filiz; ULUSOY, Emine; SEÇKİN, Neslihan C.; and ERDOĞAN, Mithat (1996) "Can the 50 gram, 1-Hour Glucose Tolerance Test be a Screening Test for Macrosomia?," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 26: No. 2, Article 7. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol26/iss2/7