Why the study?
Are serum betatrophin levels elevated in women with gestational diabetes mellitus compared to healthy pregnant controls?
Population
90 pregnant women, matched for maternal and gestational age and body mass index.
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Betatrophin elevation may mark insulin resistance in GDM; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Are serum betatrophin levels elevated in women with gestational diabetes mellitus compared to healthy pregnant controls?
Serum betatrophin levels are significantly elevated in gestational diabetes mellitus and correlate with markers of insulin resistance.
Erol et al. (2015) studied this question.
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