Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited data is available on the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet during early pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes (GDM) in countries located in the Middle East, one of the regions with the highest prevalence of GDM.

Methods

A total of 647 pregnant mothers were included in the present prospective birth cohort study in Iran. Dietary intake was assessed by a 90-item food frequency questionnaire during the first trimester of pregnancy. Cases of GDM were ascertained by a two-step approach with a 50-g screen followed by a 100-g oral glucose tolerance for those who tested positive. Cox proportional hazard model was used to calculate the hazard ratio and 95%CI of GDM across tertiles of the Mediterranean diet score, while controlling for a wi

SUBMITTER: Mohtashaminia F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10486001 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature