Increase in body mass index during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes

Suja Padmanabhan; Amy Wagstaff; Valerie Tung; Yuk Fun Chan; Amanda Bartlett; Sue Mei Lau

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2014.09.031

Increase in body mass index during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2014 Dec;106(3):e79-82. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.09.031. Epub 2014 Oct 7.

Authors

Suja Padmanabhan¹, Amy Wagstaff², Valerie Tung³, Yuk Fun Chan², Amanda Bartlett⁴, Sue Mei Lau⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: suja_padman@yahoo.com.au.
² Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW, Australia.
³ Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW, Australia; Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
⁵ Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW, Australia; Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Australia; Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 25451906
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.09.031

Abstract

We recorded gestational weight gain (GWG) and change in body mass index (BMI) at 28 weeks gestation in 343 vs. 339 women with and without gestational diabetes (GDM). GDM was associated with a greater increment in BMI, but not with increased GWG in kilograms.

Keywords: BMI; Gestational diabetes; Gestational weight gain.

MeSH terms

Adult
Body Height / physiology
Body Mass Index*
Case-Control Studies
Diabetes, Gestational / epidemiology*
Diabetes, Gestational / physiopathology
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, First / physiology*
Pregnancy Trimester, Second / physiology*
Risk Factors
Weight Gain / physiology