Association of History of Gestational Diabetes With Long-term Cardiovascular Disease Risk in a Large Prospective Cohort of US Women
Author(s) -
Deirdre K. Tobias,
Jennifer Stuart,
Shanshan Li,
Jorge E. Chavarro,
Eric B. Rimm,
Janet W. RichEdwards,
Frank B. Hu,
JoAnn E. Manson,
Cuilin Zhang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.2790
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational diabetes , prospective cohort study , diabetes mellitus , disease , cohort study , cohort , term (time) , obstetrics , type 2 diabetes , pregnancy , pediatrics , gestation , endocrinology , genetics , biology , physics , quantum mechanics
Previous studies identify gestational diabetes (GD) as a risk factor for intermediate markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk; however, few are prospective, evaluate hard CVD end points, or account for shared risk factors including body weight and lifestyle.
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