Association of a Woman's Own Birth Weight With Subsequent Risk for Gestational Diabetes

Abstract

In this large population-based study, a woman's own birth weight was strongly and inversely related to her risk of GDM, suggesting that early life factors may be important in the etiology of this disorder.

Maternal and neonatal outcomes of borderline hyperglycemia during pregnancy diagnosed with abnormal screening test

“…In the present study, the patients who had abnormal 100- gram OGTT results group were older, had more cesarean section in their previous pregnancies, had more GDM history in their previous pregnancies, and more DM history in their first degree relatives compared to patients who have normal and abnormal 50-gram GCT results. The GDM prevalence increases as the maternal age increases [2,[11][12][13][14]. This was similar with the present results.…”

Maternal birth weight as an indicator of early and late gestational diabetes mellitus: The Japan Environment and Children's Study

“…The results of our study are generally consistent with those of previous studies, demonstrating that a lower maternal birth weight is associated with a higher risk of gestational diabetes mellitus 17,29,30 . In line with the other study, the association between high maternal birth weight (of ≥4000 g) and gestational diabetes mellitus was not statistically significant in our study 31 . However, the association of high maternal birth weight with early GDM in our study was out of line with the other study conducted in Japan 30 .…”

Birth weight and risk of type 2 diabetes, abdominal obesity and hypertension among Chinese adults

“…In Particular, birth weight was inversely associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes, and the risk was about four times higher among those with the lowest birth weight (!2500 g) as compared with those with the highest birth weight (R3500 g), after adjustment for a number of related variables. These findings are in agreement with the results of many previous reports (3,10,13). However, the fact that low birth weight is linked to type 2 diabetes by way of insulin resistance and/or insulin deficiency is highly controversial.…”