Anthropometrics of neonates born to mothers with diabetes in pregnancy in the Northern Territory
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Anthropometrics of neonates born to mothers with diabetes in pregnancy in the Northern Territory Danielle Longmore1*, Alex Brown2, I-Lynn Lee1, Christine Connors3, Cherie Whitbread1, Marie Kirkwood1, Jeremy Oats4, David McIntyre5, Jonathan Shaw6, Paul Zimmet6, Kerin O’Dea7, Louise Maple-Brown1 From 8th APPES Biennial Scientific Meeting Darwin, Australia. 29 October – 1 November 2014 Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is increasing in prevalence in Indigenous Australian children and adolescents. High rates of diabetes in pregnancy (DIP) in Indigenous Australians increases the risk of diabetes for the next generation. DIP is associated with neonatal adiposity, which correlates with long-term risk of obesity and diabetes. Indigenous Australians have high rates of low birth weight and increasingly, large for gestational age associated with DIP. The aims are: 1. To evaluate adiposity in babies born to Indigenous mothers and those of European background with DIP in the Northern Territory; 2. To evaluate the relationship between maternal factors and neonatal birth weight and body composition. Thus far 266 mothers and neonates from the PANDORA cohort (Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes in Remote Australia) have been assessed. Neonatal anthropometrics were performed on all neonates, including skin fold measures. Calculations of fat mass were made using a validated equation (fat mass=0.39055(birth weight)+0.0453(flank skinfold)-0.03237(length)+0.54657). Significant differences were found in maternal characteristics between Indigenous and European background participants, including diabetes type (T2DM 14.7% vs 1.1%, p
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