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Height and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Results from the Healthy Baby Cohort Study
Joint Authors
Li, Hui
Song, Lulu
Shen, Lijun
Liu, Bingqing
Zheng, Xiaoxuan
Zhang, Lina
Wang, Youjie
Cao, Zhongqiang
Xu, Shunqing
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-08-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The aim of this study was to examine the association between height and plasma glucose level, as well as risk of GDM among Chinese women.
Methods.
A total of 6941 pregnant Chinese women were recruited from the Healthy Baby Cohort study in Hubei Province, China, in 2012–2014.
Measured height was categorized into four groups according to the quartile distribution (≤158.0 cm, 158.1–161.0 cm, 161.1–164.0 cm, and >164.0 cm).
GDM was defined based on the International Association of the Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group criteria.
Linear regression was used to estimate the association between height and plasma glucose levels.
Logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between height and GDM.
Results.
The prevalence of GDM was 14.7% in our study.
Height was inversely associated with the 1 h and 2h plasma glucose levels (all P value for trend < 0.05), but not with fasting plasma glucose levels.
A significant negative trend was found between height and risk of GDM (P value for trend < 0.05), and each centimeter increase in height was associated with 2% (OR: 0.98; 95% CI: 0.96, 0.99) lower risk of GDM.
Women in the highest quartile of height (>164.0 cm) had 23% (OR: 0.77; 95% CI: 0.64, 0.94) lower risk of developing GDM than those in the shortest quartile of height (≤158.0 cm), after adjusting for potential confounders.
Conclusions.
Our findings suggested that height was negatively associated with risk of GDM among Chinese women.
The difference in plasma glucose levels is present in the 1 h and 2 h plasma glucose, but not with fasting plasma glucose.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Li, Hui& Song, Lulu& Shen, Lijun& Liu, Bingqing& Zheng, Xiaoxuan& Zhang, Lina…[et al.]. 2018. Height and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Results from the Healthy Baby Cohort Study. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183582
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Li, Hui…[et al.]. Height and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Results from the Healthy Baby Cohort Study. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Li, Hui& Song, Lulu& Shen, Lijun& Liu, Bingqing& Zheng, Xiaoxuan& Zhang, Lina…[et al.]. Height and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Results from the Healthy Baby Cohort Study. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183582
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1183582