American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 6 , Pages 582.e1-582.e6 , December 2009

Uric acid concentrations are associated with insulin resistance and birthweight in normotensive pregnant women

Presented as a poster at the 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, San Diego, CA, March 26-29, 2008.

  • S. Katherine Laughon, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Services, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: S. Katherine Laughon, MD, MS, Magee-Women's Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, 300 Halket St., Room 2229, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
    • ,
  • Janet Catov, PhD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Services, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Magee-Women's Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • James M. Roberts, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Services, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Magee-Women's Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Received 14 November 2008 ,Revised 22 May 2009 ,Accepted 16 June 2009.

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 Funding for the Pregnancy Exposures and Preeclampsia Prevention Study, Magee-Women's Hospital: National Institutes of Health Grant P01 HD030367. Funding for the Clinical and Translational Research Center: Clinical and Translational Science Award, UL1 RR024153, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

 Cite this article as: Laughon SK, Catov J, Roberts JM. Uric acid concentrations are associated with insulin resistance and birthweight in normotensive pregnant women. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:582.e1-6.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00687-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.043

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 6 , Pages 582.e1-582.e6 , December 2009

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