Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on risk of gestational diabetes and factors contributing to increased risk in a multiethnic population: a retrospective cohort study.
Yoon Ji Jina RhouJames ElhindiSarah Jane MelovNgai Wah CheungDharmintra Pasupathynull nullPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2023)
Diagnosis of GDM increased with pandemic exposure. Progressive sociodemographic changes and greater GWG may have contributed to increased risk. However, exposure to the second year of COVID-19 remained independently associated with GDM after adjusting for shifts in maternal characteristics and GWG.