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We used multivariable linear and logistic regression to determine the associations between FPG and z-scores of fetal parameters and risks of birth outcomes and to assess effect modification by maternal characteristics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A per-unit increase in FPG levels was negatively associated with fetal parameters in mid pregnancy but positively correlated with those in late pregnancy and with birth characteristics. The effect estimates in late pregnancy were attenuated by maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI). A significant relationship between FPG and abdominal circumference (AC), an indicator of fetal adiposity, was sustained in subgroups of women with advanced age, positive family history of diabetes, and multiparity in fully adjusted models. After stratification by BMI, high FPG was associated with accelerated AC only in normal controls (0.044 SD; 95% CI: 0.010, 0.079) and overweight\/obese women (0.069 SD; 95% CI: -0.002, 0.140) but not in underweight women. High FPG was an independent risk factor for large-for-gestational age in the whole group and stratified subgroups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Increased FPG in early pregnancy is closely related to fetal growth. 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