Clinical Study

2-Hour Postload Serum Glucose Levels and Maternal Blood Pressure as Independent Predictors of Birth Weight in “Appropriate for Gestational Age” Neonates in Healthy Nondiabetic Pregnancies

Table 3

Bivariate correlation between maternal parameters and fetal birth weight.

Maternal parameterCorrelation coefficient
R valueP value

2 hr postload glucose0.402*0.015
Systolic blood −0.40*0.02
Diastolic blood −0.260.13
Fasting glucose0.160.35
BMI (first trimester)0.030.89
BMI (late gestation)0.050.77
Maternal weight gain0.060.75
Triglycerides0.080.62
Age0.090.61

Significant correlation with fetal birth weight. .