Lifestyle behaviors and cardiovascular risk profiles among parous women by gestational diabetes status, 2007-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at elevated risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. We compared cardiometabolic risk factors among parous U.S. women ages 20-44 by history of GDM.

Methods and results

Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2007 to 2018, 3537 parous women were classified by self-reported GDM history. We compared anthropometric measures, glycemia, blood pressure, lipids, lifestyle factors, cardiovascular health, and cardiometabolic disease prevalence by GDM status. NHANES survey design was taken into account. Women without history of GDM were younger and, after adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, and education, had more favorable cardiometabolic risk fact

SUBMITTER: Dorans KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9018547 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature