Gestational Diabetes and Overweight/Obesity: Analysis of Nulliparous Women in the U.S., 2011-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The rates of gestational diabetes mellitus are increasing in parallel with the rates of overweight and obesity. This analysis examines nationwide trends in the population-attributable fraction for gestational diabetes mellitus associated with prepregnancy overweight and obesity.

Methods

A serial, cross-sectional study was performed using U.S. population-based birth data files maintained by the National Center for Health Statistics between 2011 and 2019. Live singleton births to nulliparous women aged 15-44 years were included, and all analyses were stratified by race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, non-Hispanic Asian). Prevalences of prepregnancy overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m² and 23.0-27.4 kg/m²) and obesity (≥30.

SUBMITTER: Wang MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8608700 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature