Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5899540 | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Although it is well known that the maternal prepregnancy BMI is a strong contributor to fetal growth, our results showed that a low postload glucose level, although within normal range, independent of maternal BMI was strongly associated with an increased risk of low birth weight births among Japanese mothers.
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Authors
Yoko Yachi, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Izumi Nishibata, Sakiko Yoshizawa, Kazuya Fujihara, Satoru Kodama, Akiko Suzuki, Osamu Hanyu, Hirohito Sone,