Pre-pregnancy potato consumption and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

What is the association between potato consumption before pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)?

Methods

This prospective cohort study included 15,632 women from the Nurses' Health Study II (1991-2001). They had no previous GDM or chronic diseases before pregnancy. Consumption of potatoes and other foods was assessed every four years. Incident first time GDM was ascertained from self reports of a physician diagnosis of GDM, which was previously validated by medical records.

Study answer and limitations

Over the 10 year follow-up there were 854 incident cases of GDM among 21,693 singleton pregnancies. After adjustment for age, parity, and dietary and non-dietary factors, women who consumed more potatoes before pregnancy had higher

SUBMITTER: Bao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5115165 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature