Endocrine Abstracts

Background-aim: Increased serum cholesterol and triglycerides levels may have a role in the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and its complications. This study was designed in order to provide a description of lipids profile by gestational age during pregnancy.Subjects and methods: We studied 211 women from the outpatient clinic of metabolic disorders in pregnancy. These women were ordered to perform the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT...