Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
Body fat distributions differentiate the risk of type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes
Authors' conclusion
Postpartum visceral, hip and thigh fat distribution can predict T2DM risk in women with a history of GDM. VATM is of the best predictability for T2DM risk among the eight indices.
Study context
- Population
- Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2018; body fat distributions measured via DXA (14 DXA-derived indices)
- Participants
- 442 women
- Outcome
- Association between postpartum body fat distributions and T2D risk
Methodological detailsNHANES 2011-2018, multivariable logistic regression
- NHANES 2011-2018
- Multivariable logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
T2D risk by DXA body fat indices
Visceral adipose tissue mass (VATM) had the highest predictability for T2D risk among the eight indices (AUC)
0.78
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Body fat distributions differentiate the risk of type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 1 June 2026. doi:10.
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