Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
Trajectories of Maternal Urinary Iodine Concentration Are Associated With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Main finding · GDM risk by UIC trajectoryResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 1.58 95% CI 1.08–2.27Authors' conclusion
This study highlights a relationship between UIC and the risk of GDM. To better prevent iodine deficiency and GDM, persistent sufficient iodine status from pregnancy to delivery, should be emphasized.
Study context
- Population
- Pregnant women in China recruited August 2019–December 2021; Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) screening at week 28 of pregnancyanalysed
- Participants
- 1,076 women
- Exposure
- Maternal urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) trajectories and risk of GDM
- Outcome
- GDM
- Follow-up
- 28th week of pregnancy
Methodological detailslatent class trajectory modelling, logistic regression
- Latent class trajectory modelling
- Logistic regression
Main finding
GDM risk by UIC trajectory
Odds ratio
1.58
95% CI 1.08–2.27
Low-stablevs High-stable
OR 1.58 (95% CI 1.08–2.27)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Trajectories of Maternal Urinary Iodine Concentration Are Associated With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). Published 20 January 2025. doi:10.
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