scholarly journals Relationship of Early Pregnancy Waist-to-Hip Ratio versus Body Mass Index with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Insulin Resistance

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (01) ◽  
pp. 114-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Mele ◽  
Leslie Myatt ◽  
James Roberts ◽  
John Hauth ◽  
Kenneth Leveno ◽  
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Author(s):  
Veena Thamban ◽  
Kavana G Venkatappa

Introduction: Obesity mediates a systemic inflammatory response in our body which includes insulin resistance and glucose dysregulation. Increased Body Mass Index (BMI) associated with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) leads to a state of insulin resistance additive to insulin resistance of GDM. Aim: To assess the relationship between GDM and pre-pregnancy BMI. Materials and Methods: This case-control study enrolled 64 women with GDM and 64 without GDM, attending antenatal care clinic at a Tertiary Care Hospital, after obtaining their informed consent. Obstetric history, pre-pregnancy BMI and Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) values were noted. Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group in India (DIPSI) criterion was used for diagnosing GDM. The BMI was categorised according to World Health Organisation (WHO) criterion. Data obtained was statistically analysed. Results: Out of 44, 41 (93.2%) women with GDM had pre-pregnancy BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (overweight and obese) compared to 3 (6.8%) in controls (Χ2 value=50.01, p≤0.001). Mean±SD of pre-pregnancy BMI in women with GDM was significantly higher (26.38±2.74 kg/m2) compared to controls i.e., 22.26±1.54 kg/m2(unpaired t-test: p≤0.001). Conclusion: GDM was found to be significantly associated with pre-pregnancy BMI. Appropriate interventions and risk factor modifications are recommended to prevent GDM and its complications.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Simeakis ◽  
Evangelia Vogiatzi ◽  
Panagiota Konstantakou ◽  
Evangelia Zapanti ◽  
Katerina Saltiki ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 218
Author(s):  
Sambit Das ◽  
Mahesh Rath ◽  
Lipsa Das ◽  
Kasturi Bharadwaj

Background: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is usually diagnosed between 24th and 28th gestational week using the 75-g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT). It is controversial that if FPG ≥92 mg/dL before 24th gestational week should be intervened or not. The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of FPG to screen GDM before 24th gestational week in women with different pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI).Methods: This was a hospital based retrospective cohort study done at CHC Balipatna, Khurdha, Odisha. Women who had a singleton live birth between June 20, 2016 and June 30, 2019, resided in Balipatna block area and received prenatal care in the Community Health Centre, were included in this study. Pre-pregnancy BMI, FPG before the 24th gestational week, and one-step GDM screening with 75 g-OGTT at the 24th to 28th gestational weeks were extracted from medical records and analyzed. The pregnant women were classified into four groups based on pre-pregnancy BMI: Group A (underweight), Group B (normal), Group C (overweight) and Group D (obesity). Statistical analysis using independent sample t-test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Pearson Chi-square test was done.Results: The prevalence of GDM was 20.0% (68/341) in the study population. FPG decreased gradually as the gestational age increased in all pre-pregnancy BMI groups until the 19th gestational week. The incidence of GDM in women with FPG ≥92 mg/dL in the 19th to 24th gestational weeks and pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity was significantly higher than that in women with FPG ≥92 mg/dL and pre-pregnancy BMI <24.0 kg/m2.Conclusions: FPG decreased gradually as the gestational age increased in all pre-pregnancy BMI groups until the 19th gestational week. Pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity was associated with an increased FPG value before the 24th gestational week. FPG ≥92 mg/dL between 19 and 24 gestational weeks should be treated as GDM in women with pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Qiang Wei ◽  
Xiaomin Pu ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Yi Xu ◽  
Meifan Duan ◽  
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Introduction. The aim of the present study was to examine placental levels of DUSP9 mRNA and protein and to investigate the potential role of DUSP9 in the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods. Placental tissues from pregnant women with GDM (n=17) and normal healthy pregnant women (n=16) were collected at delivery. The expression of DUSP9 mRNA in placental tissue was analyzed by real-time PCR, while the expression of DUPS9 protein was evaluated by immunohistochemistry and western blot. Differences in the expression levels of DUSP9 mRNA and protein between the two groups were assessed, as well as potential correlations between DUSP9 mRNA expression levels and relevant clinical indicators. Results. Blood glucose levels were significantly higher in the GDM group than in the control group, based on an oral glucose tolerance test. DUSP9 protein was expressed in the placental cytotrophoblasts in both groups, and placental levels of DUSP9 protein and mRNA were significantly higher in women with GDM. Placental DUSP9 mRNA levels in all 33 women correlated moderately with delivery gestational week (R=0.465, P=0.006), fasting plasma glucose (R=0.350, P=0.046), 1-hour postload plasma glucose (R=0.363, P = 0.038), and 2-hour postload plasma glucose (R=0.366, P=0.036), but not with maternal age, preconception body mass index, prenatal body mass index, or neonatal birth weight. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that delivery gestational week was an influence factor of DUSP9 mRNA levels (β1=0.026, P<0.05). Conclusions. DUSP9 upregulation in the placenta of GDM pregnant women may promote insulin resistance, which may correlate with the occurrence of GDM. But there is still possibility that DUSP9 upregulation was the results of insulin resistance and/or hyperglycemia. Further research is needed to explore the role of DUSP9 in GDM.


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