Central Obesity Increases the Risk of Gestational Diabetes Partially Through Increasing Insulin Resistance.

Yeyi ZhuMonique M HeddersonCharles P QuesenberryJuanran FengAssiamira Ferrara

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2018)

Central obesity in early pregnancy represented a high-risk phenotype for GDM independent of other risk factors, including overweight or obesity, and may inform early screening and prevention strategies.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
weight gain
type diabetes
risk factors
adipose tissue
high fat diet
skeletal muscle
polycystic ovary syndrome
physical activity
pregnant women
body mass index