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Maternal hyperglycemia might lead to specific profiles of biochemical markers in cord blood, which allow detection of this metabolic dysregulation in pregnancy even after birth of an LGA infant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpm-2024-0379_abs_002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prospective observational study over a 5-months period. 127 mother-infant-dyads were enrolled: 63 with GDM, 17 with fetal macrosomia (FM), 47 in the control group (C). The GDM group comprised 6 LGA newborns (GDM-LGA) vs. 57 without LGA (GDM-non-LGA). Measurement of IGF-1, insulin, leptin, fructosamine and retinol-binding protein 4 from cord blood by ELISA. Collection of data on maternal medical history, oral glucose tolerance testing and fetal ultrasound. Anthropometric and metabolic data collected from mother and infant dyads.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpm-2024-0379_abs_003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>IGF-1 and leptin were significantly higher in FM vs. GDM, and higher than in GDM-non-LGA and C. Of all groups, GDM-LGA newborns revealed the highest levels of IGF-1, leptin, and insulin; their IGF-1 levels were even significantly higher than in GDM-non-LGA and C. None of the five biochemical parameters differed significantly between GDM and C.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpm-2024-0379_abs_004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Elevated IGF-1 and leptin levels were associated with fetal macrosomia. IGF-1 turned out to be significantly different between LGA and non-LGA newborns of diabetic mothers, even though there were only 6 LGA cases. 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