TY - JOUR
T1 - Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study
T2 - Associations of maternal A1C and glucose with pregnancy outcomes
AU - Lowe, Lynn P.
AU - Coustan, Donald R.
AU - Metzger, Boyd E.
AU - Hadden, David R.
AU - Dyer, Alan R.
AU - Hod, Moshe
AU - Lowe, Julia
AU - Oats, Jeremy J.N.
AU - Mccance, David R.
AU - Persson, Bengt
AU - Lappin, Terence R.J.
AU - Trimble, Elisabeth R.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - OBJECTIVE - To compare associations of maternal glucose and A1C with adverse outcomes in the multinational Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study and determine, based on those comparisons, if A1C measurement can provide an alternative to an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in pregnant women. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - Eligible pregnant women underwent a 75-g OGTT at 24-32weeks' gestation. A sample for A1Cwas also collected.Neonatal anthropometrics and cord serum C-peptide were measured. Associations with outcomes were assessed using multiple logistic regression with adjustment for potential confounders. RESULTS - Among 23,316 HAPO Study participants with glucose levels blinded to caregivers, 21,064 had a nonvariant A1C result. The mean ± SD A1C was 4.79 ± 0.40%. Associations were significantly stronger with glucose measures than with A1C for birth weight, sum of skinfolds, and percent body fat >90th percentile and for fasting and 1-h glucose for cord C-peptide (all P < 0.01). For example, in fully adjusted models, odds ratios (ORs) for birth weight >90th percentile for each measure higher by 1 SD were 1.39, 1.45, and 1.38, respectively, for fasting, 1-, and 2-h plasma glucose and 1.15 for A1C. ORs for cord C-peptide >90th percentile were 1.56, 1.45, and 1.35 for glucose, respectively, and 1.32 for A1C. ORs were similar for glucose and A1C for primary cesarean section, preeclampsia, and preterm delivery. CONCLUSIONS - On the basis of associations with adverse outcomes, these findings suggest that A1C measurement is not a useful alternative to an OGTT in pregnant women.
AB - OBJECTIVE - To compare associations of maternal glucose and A1C with adverse outcomes in the multinational Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study and determine, based on those comparisons, if A1C measurement can provide an alternative to an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in pregnant women. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - Eligible pregnant women underwent a 75-g OGTT at 24-32weeks' gestation. A sample for A1Cwas also collected.Neonatal anthropometrics and cord serum C-peptide were measured. Associations with outcomes were assessed using multiple logistic regression with adjustment for potential confounders. RESULTS - Among 23,316 HAPO Study participants with glucose levels blinded to caregivers, 21,064 had a nonvariant A1C result. The mean ± SD A1C was 4.79 ± 0.40%. Associations were significantly stronger with glucose measures than with A1C for birth weight, sum of skinfolds, and percent body fat >90th percentile and for fasting and 1-h glucose for cord C-peptide (all P < 0.01). For example, in fully adjusted models, odds ratios (ORs) for birth weight >90th percentile for each measure higher by 1 SD were 1.39, 1.45, and 1.38, respectively, for fasting, 1-, and 2-h plasma glucose and 1.15 for A1C. ORs for cord C-peptide >90th percentile were 1.56, 1.45, and 1.35 for glucose, respectively, and 1.32 for A1C. ORs were similar for glucose and A1C for primary cesarean section, preeclampsia, and preterm delivery. CONCLUSIONS - On the basis of associations with adverse outcomes, these findings suggest that A1C measurement is not a useful alternative to an OGTT in pregnant women.
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U2 - 10.2337/dc11-1687
DO - 10.2337/dc11-1687
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AN - SCOPUS:84859019082
SN - 0149-5992
VL - 35
SP - 574
EP - 580
JO - Diabetes Care
JF - Diabetes Care
IS - 3
ER -