Cardiovascular function in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus and dysglycemia at 5 months postpartum.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the cardiovascular profile of women at 5 months postpartum who developed gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and to determine whether this profile differs between those with dysglycemia and those who are normoglycemic.

Methods

A postnatal follow-up clinic was attended by 770 women who developed GDM. At this visit, we recorded maternal demographic characteristics, obstetric and medical history, details regarding pregnancy outcome, weight, height, upper arm and waist circumference, lipid profile and hemoglobin A1c. We also performed a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test and extensive cardiovascular assessment, including Doppler measurement of the ophthalmic arteries, carotid-to-femoral pulse-wave velocity and echocardiography. Multivariable logistic regressi

SUBMITTER: Mansukhani T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12317300 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature