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

Journal of Diabetes Research

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

Diseases
Medicine

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