Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy

The prospective association of hyperandrogenism, oligomenorrhea and polycystic ovary syndrome with incident gestational diabetes: The coronary artery risk development in young adults women’s study

Diabetes Res Clin PractPublished Prospective cohort study

Study context

Population
Women, mean age 26 years (CARDIA Women's Study)
Participants
455 women
Exposure
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), hyperandrogenism or oligomenorrhea vs none
Outcome
Incident GDM
Follow-up
28 years
Methodological details28-year follow-up
  • 28-year follow-up

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

GDM

PCOS associated with elevated risk of GDM

2.6-fold

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

The prospective association of hyperandrogenism, oligomenorrhea and polycystic ovary syndrome with incident gestational diabetes: The coronary artery risk development in young adults women’s study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 2 March 2023. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110593

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