Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
Type 2 Diabetes Risk After Gestational Diabetes According to Country/Region of Origin: A Nationwide Register-based Study
Authors' conclusion
This study demonstrated that country/region of origin is an important risk factor for T2DM in women with GDM. These findings underscore the importance of prevention programs targeting women with GDM and a high-risk origin.
Study context
- Population
- Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in Denmark 2004–2018, followed to December 31, 202022.3% migrant, 77.7% Danish
- Participants
- 20,873 women
- Exposure
- Migrant women by country/region of origin vs Danish women
- Outcome
- Incidence rates of T2D according to country/region of origin
- Follow-up
- Mean 7.3 years
Methodological detailsPoisson regression adjusted for age, education and BMI
- Poisson regression adjusted for age, education and BMI
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
IRs of T2D
Women from Pakistan and Sri Lanka had higher incidence rates (IRs) vs Danish women
3 to 4 times
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Overall T2D during study period · mean follow-up 7.3 years
- Registered with T2D
- 10.9%
Timing of T2D onset
- Earlier T2D onset in women from Sri Lanka and Pakistan vs other migrant and Danish women
Original publication
Type 2 Diabetes Risk After Gestational Diabetes According to Country/Region of Origin: A Nationwide Register-based Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Published 1 March 2024. doi:10.
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