Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Offspring: A Systematic Review
Joint Authors
Kim, Shin Y.
Sharma, J. Andrea
England, J. Lucinda
Njoroge, Terry
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We systematically reviewed research examining the association between gestational diabetes (GDM) and childhood overweight and obesity.
We identified studies from three sources: (1) a PubMed search of articles published between January 1990–January 2011, (2) reference lists of publications from the PubMed search, and (3) reference lists of review articles.
We included studies that examined GDM separately from pregestational diabetes and childhood overweight or obesity defined as BMI > 85th or 95th percentile.
A total of 12 studies were included in the systematic review.
Crude odds ratios for the relationship between GDM and childhood overweight or obesity ranged from 0.7 to 6.3; in 8 studies, the associations were not statistically significant.
In only 3 studies were results adjusted for any confounders; in the 2 that adjusted for prepregnancy obesity, the GDM and childhood overweight or obesity associations were attenuated and not statistically significant after adjustment.
This paper demonstrates inconsistent evidence of an association between GDM and offspring overweight and obesity due to the methodological limitations of existing studies.
Recommendations for future research are presented, which address methodological challenges.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kim, Shin Y.& England, J. Lucinda& Sharma, J. Andrea& Njoroge, Terry. 2011. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Offspring: A Systematic Review. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-990646
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kim, Shin Y.…[et al.]. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Offspring: A Systematic Review. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-990646
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kim, Shin Y.& England, J. Lucinda& Sharma, J. Andrea& Njoroge, Terry. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Offspring: A Systematic Review. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-990646
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-990646