Association of Maternal Vitamin D Status with Glucose Tolerance and Caesarean Section in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Cohort: The Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes Study

See Ling Loy, Ngee Lek, Fabian Yap, Shu‐E Soh, Natarajan Padmapriya, Kok Hian Tan, Arijit Biswas, G. S. H. Yeo, Kenneth Kwek, Peter D. Gluckman,

PLoS ONE · 2015 · 60 citations · 40 references

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Abstract

25OHD inadequacy is prevalent in pregnant Singaporean women, particularly among the Malay and Indian women. This is associated with higher FG concentrations in Malay women, and increased risk of emergency caesarean section in Chinese and Indian women.

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