Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
Neonatal adiposity is predominantly influenced by maternal hyperglycemia than obesity: Evidence from India
Authors' conclusion
In an Indian clinic, maternal glycaemia had a much stronger effect on neonatal adiposity compared to her overweight-obesity. Adequate control of maternal hyperglycemia will help control neonatal adiposity.
Study context
- Population
- Pregnancies in a lean Indian population attending one diabetes clinic772 with diabetes
- Participants
- 61 / 79 / 632 / 349
- Exposure
- Maternal diabetes (T1D, T2D, GDM) and overweight-obesity vs normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and non-overweight mothers
- Type 1 diabetesn = 61
- Type 2 diabetesn = 79
- GDMn = 632
- NGTn = 349reference
- Outcome
- Neonatal weight, abdominal circumference and skinfold thickness
Methodological detailssingle-centre, routine clinical data, ANCOVA
- Single-centre
- Routine clinical data
- ANCOVA
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Neonatal weight
Difference, g
- Type 1 vs NGT · heavier with Type 1
- 300
- Type 2 vs NGT · heavier with Type 2
- 174
- GDM vs NGT · heavier with GDM
- 111
- Overweight-obese vs Non-overweight · heavier with overweight-obese mothers
- 128
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Gestational weight gain
- Gestational weight gain (GWG) was not associated
Abdominal circumference and skinfolds
- Similar findings as for neonatal weight
Original publication
Neonatal adiposity is predominantly influenced by maternal hyperglycemia than obesity: Evidence from India. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 18 January 2026. doi:10.
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