Body mass index trajectories and time in target range after delivery and long-term type 2 diabetes risk in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study aims to determine whether postpartum body mass index (BMI) trajectories and its time in target range (TTR) are associated with long-term type 2 diabetes risk in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Materials and methods

The present study included 1057 women with a history of GDM who participated in the Tianjin Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Prevention Program (TGDMPP). Oral glucose tolerance tests or physician-diagnosed information were used to diagnose type 2 diabetes after a median follow-up period of 8.47 years. Latent class modelling was applied to identify trajectories of BMI after delivery. TTR was defined as the proportion of time that BMI was within the standard range (18.5 ≤ BMI < 24.0 kg/m²). The associations of BMI

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11620931 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature