Gestational diabetes in women with obesity; an analysis of clinical history and simple clinical/anthropometric measures.
Sara L WhiteDharmintra PasupathyShahina BegumNaveed SattarScott M NelsonPaul T SeedLucilla Postonnull nullPublished in: PloS one (2022)
In this cohort of women with obesity, we confirmed clinical risk factors for GDM, (age, systolic blood pressure) previously identified in heterogeneous weight women but add to these indices of adiposity which may provide a discriminatory approach to GDM risk assessment in this group. This study also underscores the need to focus on modifiable factors pre-pregnancy as an opportunity for GDM prevention, as targeting gestational weight gain and adiposity during pregnancy is likely to be less effective.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- body mass index
- birth weight
- blood pressure
- weight loss
- insulin resistance
- risk assessment
- pregnancy outcomes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnant women
- body composition
- type diabetes
- heavy metals
- left ventricular
- physical activity
- high fat diet induced
- drug delivery
- heart rate
- cancer therapy
- body weight
- blood glucose