Causes and consequences of gestational diabetes in South Asians living in Canada: results from a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The reasons for the increased risk of gestational diabetes among South Asian women are not well understood. We sought to identify the determinants of gestational diabetes and its impact on newborn health in a prospective birth cohort of South Asian women and their babies.

Methods

As part of the South Asian Birth Cohort (START) prospective birth cohort study in Ontario, we recruited 1012 South Asian women with singleton pregnancies in the second trimester of pregnancy between July 11, 2011, and Nov. 10, 2015. We collected health information and physical measurements and administered an oral glucose tolerance test. Birth weight and skinfold thickness measurements were obtained from their newborns, and cord blood glucose and insulin levels were measured.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Anand SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5621966 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature