Glucose and lipid metabolism in small for gestational age infants at 48 hours of age

RA Bazaes, TE Salazar, E Pittaluga, V Peña… - …, 2003 - publications.aap.org
Objective. To study the consequences of low birth weight on glucose and lipid metabolism
48 hours after delivery. Methods. We studied 136 small for gestational age (SGA) and 34
appropriate for gestational age (AGA) term neonates who were born in Santiago, Chile.
Prefeeding venous blood was obtained 48 hours after birth for determination of glucose, free
fatty acids, β-hydroxy butyrate, insulin, C-peptide, leptin, sex hormone-binding globulin,
insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1), and cortisol. Results. SGA newborns …