Research Article

Appropriate Timing of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosis in Medium- and Low-Risk Women: Effectiveness of the Italian NHS Recommendations in Preventing Fetal Macrosomia

Table 3

Comparison of fetal biometry and neonates’ BW by gestational age between normal glucose-tolerant women (group A) and women diagnosed with GDM (group B and group C) at 24-28 weeks of gestation, based on the NHS risk stratification criteria.

Biometric parameters (percentiles)Group A
Normal glucose-tolerant women ()
Group B
HR women with GDM ()
Group C
MR and LR women with GDM ()

Anomaly scan (weeks of gestation)
HC
BPD
TCD
AC
FL
EFW
Delivery (weeks of gestation)
BW

Data are expressed as the . HR: high risk; MR: medium risk; LR: low risk; HC: head circumference; BPD: biparietal diameter; TCD: transcerebellar diameter; AC: abdominal circumference; FL: femur length; EFW: estimated fetal weight; BW: birth weight. Differences between groups are compared with the Mann-Whitney test. group A vs. group B; group A vs. group C; group B vs. group C.