Abdominal skin subcutaneous fat thickness over the gestational period in Korean pregnant women: a descriptive observational study
| Autor: | Moon Sook Hwang |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Korean |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, Vol 27, Iss 4, Pp 318-325 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2287-1640 2093-7695 |
| DOI: | 10.4069/kjwhn.2021.12.12 |
| Popis: | Purpose Although insulin is usually injected into the abdominal subcutaneous fat, in pregnancy women tend to avoid abdominal injections due to concern about fetal damage. Prior studies have been limited to only measuring skin-subcutaneous fat thickness (S-ScFT) at one site at specific pregnancy points. This study aimed to measure S-ScFT across several abdominal sites and over the gestational period in Korean pregnant women. This can identify which site would be relatively safe for subcutaneous injection during pregnancy. Methods Healthy women over 24 weeks of pregnancy in Korea were invited to voluntarily participate in this descriptive study. For the 142 women, S-ScFT of 12 sites in the abdomen were measured by ultrasound, several times over the pregnancy. Each incidence was treated as a case and a total of 262 cases were analyzed. Results The mean S-ScFT during pregnancy was 1.14±0.47 cm (1.25±0.54 cm at 24+0–27+6 weeks; 1.17±0.48 cm at 28+0–31+6 weeks; 1.09+0.40 cm at 32+0–35+6 weeks; and 1.06±0.47 cm at 36+0–40 weeks of pregnancy). Most S-ScFT were thicker than 10 mm. But S-ScFTs in the lateral abdomen and some sites were suboptimal ( |
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