Abstract
To assess the metabolic health of obese and non-obese women at high GDM risk 5years postpartum. This is a secondary analysis of the 5-year follow-up of the RADIEL GDM prevention study including 333 women at high GDM risk (BMI≥30kg/m2 and/or previous GDM). Five years postpartum metabolic health was assessed including anthropometric measurements, oral glucose tolerance test, lipid metabolism, and body composition as well as medical history questionnaires. For the analysis, we divided the women into four groups based on parity, BMI, and previous history of GDM. Five years postpartum impaired glucose regulation (IFG, IGT, or diabetes) was diagnosed in 15% of the women; 3.6% had type 2 diabetes. The highest prevalence was observed among obese women with a history of GDM (26%), and the lowest prevalence (8%) among primiparous obese women (p=0.021). At follow-up 25-39% of the obese women fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for the metabolic syndrome, in the non-obese group 11% (p<0.001). This was associated with body fat percentage. The non-obese group, however, faced metabolic disturbances (IFG, IGT, diabetes, or metabolic syndrome) at a significantly lower BMI (p<0.001). Among women who were non-obese before pregnancy, 5years postpartum, the obesity prevalence based on BMI was 14% and based on body fat percentage 58%. The prevalence of impaired glucose regulation and metabolic syndrome is high 5years postpartum among women at high risk of GDM. There are high-risk women also among the non-obese, who develop metabolic derangements already at a lower BMI. ClinicalTrials.gov, www.clinicaltrials.com , NCT01698385.
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