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Observational studyNutrients2021

Capillary Triglycerides in Late Pregnancy-Challenging to Measure, Hard to Interpret: A Cohort Study of Practicality.

Helen L Barrett, Marloes Dekker Nitert, Michael D'Emden, Barbara Lingwood, Susan de Jersey, H David McIntyre, Leonie K Callaway

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Observational study in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Helen L BarrettMater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia.
Marloes Dekker NitertSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1909-8920
Michael D'EmdenThe Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia.
Barbara LingwoodUQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia.
Susan de JerseyThe Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6321-8558
H David McIntyreMater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia.
Leonie K CallawayThe Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia.
The University of Queensland · AUMater Health Services · AURoyal Brisbane and Women's Hospital · AU

Funding

Mater Research FoundationNational Health and Medical Research Council APP1120070Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMaternal triglycerides are increasingly recognised as important predictors of infant growth and fat mass. The variability of triglyceride patterns during the day and their relationship to dietary intake in women in late pregnancy have not been explored. This prospective cohort study aimed to examine the utility of monitoring capillary triglycerides in women in late pregnancy.

methodsTwenty-nine women (22 with gestational diabetes (GDM) and 7 without) measured capillary glucose and triglycerides using standard meters at home for four days. On two of those days, they consumed one of two standard isocaloric breakfast meals: a high-fat/low-carbohydrate meal (66% fat) or low fat/high carbohydrate meal (10% fat). Following the standard meals, glucose and triglyceride levels were monitored.

resultsMedian capillary triglycerides were highly variable between women but did not differ between GDM and normoglycaemic women. There was variability in capillary triglycerides over four days of home monitoring and a difference in incremental area under the curve for capillary triglycerides and glucose between the two standard meals. The high-fat standard meal lowered the incremental area under the curve for capillary glucose (

conclusionsThe lack of differences in response to dietary fat intake and the correlation between capillary and venous triglycerides suggest that monitoring of capillary triglycerides before and after meals in pregnancy is unlikely to be useful in the routine clinical practice management of women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

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CapillariesAdultBlood Chemical AnalysisBlood GlucoseBreakfastCase-Control StudiesDiabetes, GestationalDietary FatsFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansPostprandial PeriodPregnancyProspective StudiesTriglyceridesVeinsBlood GlucoseDietary FatsTriglyceridescapillarygestational diabetesmixed meal testpregnancytriglycerides

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