Health outcomes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus in North West London: a 10-year longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is known to be associated with the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the health outcomes of women with GDM are poorly understood. The aim of this study is to better understand long-term outcomes for women having suffered GDM.

Methods

Among 2.3 million people in North West London in the Discover-NOW dataset, we identified a group of 400 subjects coded with GDM between 2010 and 2011 and followed them up through to the end of 2021. Affected individuals were assessed for a variety of complications (eg, hypertension, diabetic eye disease, cerebrovascular disease, ischaemic heart disease, fatty liver disease and diabetic foot disease) and time-to-event analyses were performed.

Results

The median age of fi

SUBMITTER: Goldet G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12481313 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature