Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
Comparative risk of type 2 diabetes development between women with gestational diabetes and women with impaired glucose tolerance over two decades: a multiethnic prospective cohort in New Zealand
Authors' conclusion
This study underscores the importance of early, targeted post-GDM interventions to mitigate T2D risk. It highlights the necessity of personalized post-GDM interventions to reduce T2D incidence which consider age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status to maximize effectiveness.
Study context
- Population
- Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), primary care dataset, New Zealand
- Exposure
- GDM vs IGT
- Outcome
- T2D incidence
- Follow-up
- Over 25 years
Methodological detailsmultiethnic, primary care dataset linked with multiple health registries, Cox regression models
- Multiethnic
- Primary care dataset linked with multiple health registries
- Cox regression models
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
T2D risk
- Women with GDM, especially those over 35 years, of Māori ethnicity, or with socioeconomic deprivation, had an elevated risk of T2D vs IGT
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Timing of T2D risk · first 5 years post partum
- The first 5 years post partum emerged as a critical window for intervention
Original publication
Comparative risk of type 2 diabetes development between women with gestational diabetes and women with impaired glucose tolerance over two decades: a multiethnic prospective cohort in New Zealand. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. Published 4 December 2024. doi:10.
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