PROFILE OF INSULIN RESISTANCE OF PREGNANT WOMEN AT THE LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, IKEJA

INSULIN RESISTANCE IN PREGNANT WOMEN

Abstract

Identification of pregnant women with insulin resistance may forestall negative outcomes. Our study aimed to determine the profile of IR using the Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR). This is a cross–sectional baseline data of third-trimester non-diabetic, non-hypertensive pregnant women consecutively recruited into a cohort study that evaluated IR of mothers and their babies. The study comprised 397 pregnant women aged between 20 and 41 (mean 31.5 ±4.3) years. HOMA-IR was weakly correlated with weight (r=-0.10, p=0.04) and BMI (r=-0.11, p=0.03). IR may be defined by HOMA-IR greater than 4.10 in Nigerian pregnant women at third-trimester.