Association between plant-based or animal-based dietary pattern and plasma glucose during oral glucose tolerance test among Chinese women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study explored whether plant-based and animal-based dietary patterns are associated with plasma glucose levels during oral glucose tolerance test in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Design

A prospective cohort study was conducted using a Food Frequency Questionnaire to collect dietary data. Dietary patterns were derived using principal component analysis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to explore the association between dietary patterns and plasma glucose levels. Stratified analyses were conducted according to maternal age, prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and other confounders.

Setting and participants

The study, conducted in January 2022 in two hospitals in Fujian, China, involved 424 women diagnosed with GDM

SUBMITTER: Chen XQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10603417 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature