Correlation and diagnostic value of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein level, predelivery age and body mass with gestational diabetes mellitus

Independent and Combined Effects of Body Composition Analysis and Body Mass Index on Predicting Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

“…This study found that age, FMP and high intracellular fluid were the high risk factors of GDM. Age is an independent risk factor for GDM [31][32][33] may because they often have decreased insulin sensitivity, abnormal lipid metabolism and impaired glucose tolerance [34][35]. Overweight/obese women with age 35 years had 2.45 times higher risk of GDM and having excessive GWG at second trimester further increased the risk of GDM [36].…”