Associations of maternal preterm birth with subsequent risk for type 2 diabetes in women from the women's health initiative.

ABSTRACT: Preterm birth has been associated with insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction, a hallmark characteristic of type 2 diabetes. However, studies investigating the relationship between a personal history of being born preterm and type 2 diabetes are sparse. We sought to investigate the potential association between a personal history of being born preterm and risk for type 2 diabetes in a racially and ethnically diverse population. Baseline and incident data (>16 years of follow-up) from the Women's Health Initiative (n = 85,356) were used to examine the association between personal history of being born preterm (born 1910-1940s) and prevalent (baseline enrollment; cross-sectional) or incident (prospective cohort) cases of type 2 diabetes. Logistic and Cox proportional hazards reg

SUBMITTER: Holman-Vittone A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10205667 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature