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. 2016 Jan;24(1):167-71.
doi: 10.1002/oby.21353. Epub 2015 Dec 6.

Fetal epicardial fat thickness in diabetic and non-diabetic pregnancies: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Daniel Jackson  1 , David Deschamps  1 , Dean Myers  1 , David Fields  2 , Eric Knudtson  1 , Ravindu Gunatilake  1
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Fetal epicardial fat thickness in diabetic and non-diabetic pregnancies: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Daniel Jackson et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Jan.
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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate fetal epicardial fat thickness (EFT) in diabetic and control pregnancies.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed in which fetal EFT was measured in the second trimester in 28 diabetics and 28 non-diabetic patients. Maternal BMI, estimated fetal weight, birth weight, fetal abdominal circumference, and subcutaneous fat thickness were also collected. Statistical analysis was carried out by means of chi-square, Wilcoxon rank-sum test, Student's T test, and linear regression as appropriate.

Results: EFT was significantly higher in diabetic (1.43 mm) vs. control fetuses (1.16 mm), P = 0.02. This relationship remained significant when controlling for covariates.

Conclusions: EFT was higher in fetuses of diabetic mothers vs. fetuses from controls. If confirmed in prospective studies, this may represent a novel marker for altered fetal metabolism due to maternal diabetes.

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