Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
Examining the joint association of parental education and childhood adversities on gestational diabetes risk: A nationwide register study from Denmark
Main finding · GDMResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 2.60 95% CI 2.15–3.12Authors' conclusion
Having both exposure to low parental education and childhood adversity may further increase the risk of GDM. Structural interventions aimed at providing better support and resources for low socioeconomic status families may reduce the risk of GDM.
Study context
- Population
- Danish women giving birth for the first time during 2004–2018
- Participants
- 206,819 nationwide registers
- Exposure
- Joint categories of parental education (low, medium, high) and childhood adversity (5 groups) vs high parental education with low adversity
- Outcome
- GDM risk
Methodological detailsinteraction at multiplicative and additive scale
- Interaction at multiplicative and additive scale
Main finding
GDM
Odds ratio
2.60
95% CI 2.15–3.12
Low education + loss or threat of lossvs High education + low adversity
OR 2.60 (95% CI 2.15–3.12)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) diagnosed in study population
- Women diagnosed with GDM
- 4758 (2.3%)
Original publication
Examining the joint association of parental education and childhood adversities on gestational diabetes risk: A nationwide register study from Denmark. Diabet Med. Published 20 June 2025. doi:10.
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