Higher Numbers of Pregnancies Associated With an Increased Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Results From the Healthy Baby Cohort Study.

Bingqing LiuLulu SongLina ZhangLulin WangMingyang WuShunqing XuZhongqiang CaoYoujie Wang

Published in: Journal of epidemiology (2019)

Our findings suggested that higher numbers of pregnancies is an independent risk factor of GDM. The association between number of pregnancies and GDM was more prominent among women who were ≥30 years old or with a pre-pregnancy BMI <24 kg/m2.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
pregnant women
risk factors
gestational age
body mass index
polycystic ovary syndrome
adipose tissue
type diabetes
weight gain
skeletal muscle
weight loss