High early pregnancy serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D level, within a sub-optimal range, is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study.
Heng Yaw YongZalilah Mohd ShariffLalitha PalanivelooSu-Peng LohBarakatun-Nisak Mohd YusofZulida RejaliJacques BindelsYvonne Yee Siang TeeEline M van der BeekPublished in: Nutrition research and practice (2021)
The high prevalence of VDD in this sample of pregnant women underscores the need for effective preventive public health strategies. Further investigation of this unexpected association between serum vitamin D level and GDM risk in predominantly VDD pregnant women and the potential effects of adiposity and family history of T2DM on that association is warranted.