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J Diabetes Investig. 2021 Mar;12(3):425-433. doi: 10.1111/jdi.13349. Epub 2020 Aug 11.

Association between neonatal birthweight and risk of maternal glucose intolerance after gestational diabetes mellitus.

Journal of diabetes investigation

Zhuyu Li, Dongyu Wang, Yunjiu Cheng, Peisong Chen, Wenjing Ding, Zilian Wang

Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  2. Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  3. Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.

PMID: 32628808 PMCID: PMC7926240 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13349

Abstract

AIMS/INTRODUCTION: To evaluate whether the neonatal birthweight (NBW) is associated with early postpartum glucose intolerance in women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 1,113 women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus who completed an oral glucose tolerance test at 6-9 weeks postpartum between 1 April 2014 and 8 January 2020 were included in this observational prospective cohort study. They were grouped by neonatal birthweight quartiles, and the odds ratios of postpartum glucose intolerance for different levels of neonatal birthweight were assessed.

RESULTS: A lower NBW quartile was associated with an increased maternal risk of postpartum glucose intolerance after gestational diabetes mellitus. The adjusted odds ratios for maternal glucose intolerance were 1.69 (95% confidence interval 1.13-2.51) in the lowest NBW quartile (NBW 1,980-2,930 g) when compared with the highest NBW quartile (NBW 3,410-4,610 g). The association between lower NBW and maternal glucose intolerance was significantly stronger in women who delivered a girl. Additionally, NBW ≥3,100 g appears to be associated with a lower risk of maternal glucose intolerance postpartum.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that low NBW is a previously unrecognized risk factor for maternal glucose intolerance after gestational diabetes in early postpartum in South China.

© 2020 The Authors. Journal of Diabetes Investigation published by Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes (AASD) and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.

Keywords: Birthweight; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Glucose intolerance

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