Journal article
Ethnic Differences in Visceral Adiposity Measured in Early Pregnancy
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine if visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) depth in early pregnancy differs by maternal ethnicity.
METHODS: We prospectively evaluated 482 women without pre-pregnancy diabetes. All underwent sonographic measurement of VAT and SAT depth at 11 to 14 weeks' gestation.
Authors
Srivaratharajah K; Abramson BL; Jairam J; Park AL; Berger H; Ray JG
Journal
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 193–198
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2018
DOI
10.1016/j.jogc.2017.06.039
ISSN
1701-2163