Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
Income‐related inequities in the progression from gestational to type 2 diabetes: Findings from Taiwan's maternal and child health database
Authors' conclusion
This study demonstrates that women with GDM and low family income have a significantly increased risk of postpartum T2D. These findings highlight the need for targeted prevention and follow-up care for this high-risk group.
Study context
- Population
- Mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), Taiwan Maternal and Child Health Database, 1 January 2009–31 December 2017; mean maternal age 31.95 years (SD 4.73)
- Participants
- 154,631 mothers
- Exposure
- Income levels vs middle income
- Very low incomen = 701
- Low incomen = 51,990
- Middle incomen = 81,575reference
- High incomen = 20,365
- Outcome
- Postpartum T2D
Methodological detailspopulation-based, crude and multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models
- Population-based
- Crude and multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Each group vs middle incomeAdjusted hazard ratio (95% CI)
Very low income
1.86(1.28–2.71)
Low income
1.20(1.12–1.29)
High income
0.74(0.66–0.83)
- Kaplan-Meier: higher risk of postpartum T2D in lower-income groups
- log-rank p < 0.0001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Income‐related inequities in the progression from gestational to type 2 diabetes: Findings from Taiwan's maternal and child health database. Diabetes Obes Metab. Published 9 December 2025. doi:10.
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