Association of Gestational Diabetes With Subsequent Long-Term Risk of Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Gestational diabetes has been associated with numerous chronic diseases. However, few studies have examined the association of gestational diabetes with long-term mortality risk.

Objective

To investigate the associations between gestational diabetes and long-term risks of total and cause-specific mortality.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study analyzed participants of the Nurses' Health Study II who were followed for 30 years (1989-2019). Participants included US female nurses aged 25 to 42 years who reported at least 1 pregnancy (≥6 months) at 18 years or older across their reproductive life span. Data were analyzed from May 1, 2022, to May 25, 2023.

Exposure

Gestational diabetes across the reproductive life span.

Main outcomes and

SUBMITTER: Wang YX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10495928 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature