Author response to: Cardiovascular risk factors in offspring exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus in utero: systematic review and meta-analysis

Maleesa M Pathirana; Zohra S Lassi; Claire T Roberts; Prabha H Andraweera

doi:10.1017/S2040174422000174

Author response to: Cardiovascular risk factors in offspring exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus in utero: systematic review and meta-analysis

J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2022 Dec;13(6):813-814. doi: 10.1017/S2040174422000174. Epub 2022 Apr 4.

Authors

Maleesa M Pathirana^{1

2

3}, Zohra S Lassi¹, Claire T Roberts^{1

2}, Prabha H Andraweera^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Adelaide Medical School, Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
² Department of Cardiology, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Elizabeth Vale, SA, Australia.
³ Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia.

PMID: 35373721
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174422000174

Abstract

This commentary is an author response to Yu and colleagues regarding the manuscript entitled 'Cardiovascular risk factors in offspring exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus in utero: Systematic review and meta-analysis'. We address their concern regarding minor errors in our manuscript, our search strategy and assessment of heterogeneity.

Publication types

Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases* / epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases* / etiology
Diabetes, Gestational* / epidemiology
Female
Heart Disease Risk Factors
Humans
Pregnancy
Risk Factors