Research Article
Influence of Maternal Glycemia on Intrauterine Fetal Adiposity Distribution after a Normal Oral Glucose Tolerance Test at 28 Weeks Gestation
Table 2
Mean values for fetal parameters analysed by fetal sex.
| | Male fetuses () | Female fetuses () | value |
| | At recruitment (28 weeks) | | | | | Abdominal Circumference (mm) | 243.5 (14.5) | 243.3 (13.8) | NS | | Abdominal subcutaneous tissue (mm) | 3.4 (0.7) | 3.4 (0.8) | NS | | Mid-thigh muscle thickness (mm) | 7.7 (1.9) | 7.5 (1.6) | NS | | Mid-thigh subcutaneous tissue (mm) | 2.9 (0.9) | 2.9 (0.8) | NS |
| | At second assessment (37 weeks) | | | | | Abdominal circumference (mm) | 331.6 (19.4) | 333.0 (16.6) | NS | | Abdominal subcutaneous tissue (mm) | 6.4 (1.5) | 6.6 (1.3) | NS | | Mid-thigh muscle thickness (mm) | 10.4 (2.8) | 10.4 (2.5) | NS | | Mid-thigh subcutaneous tissue (mm) | 5.2 (1.4) | 5.0 (1.4) | NS |
| | At birth | | | | | Gestation (weeks) | 40.2 (1.2) | 40.2 (1.0) | NS | | Birth weight (kg) | 3.7 (0.5) | 3.6 (0.4) | NS |
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