Adherence to healthy lifestyle and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify the association between a combination of healthy lifestyle factors before pregnancy (healthy body weight, healthy diet, regular exercise, and not smoking) and the risk of gestational diabetes.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Nurses' Health Study II, United States.

Participants

20,136 singleton live births in 14,437 women without chronic disease.

Main outcome measure

Self reported incident gestational diabetes diagnosed by a physician, validated by medical records in a previous study.

Results

Incident first time gestational diabetes was reported in 823 pregnancies. Each lifestyle factor measured was independently and significantly associated with risk of gestational diabetes. The combination of three low risk factors

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4180295 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature