Intrauterine Exposure to Gestational Diabetes, Child Adiposity, and Blood Pressure | Zendy

Charles Wright | Zendy; Sheryl L. RifasShiman | Zendy; Janet W. RichEdwards | Zendy; Elsie M. Taveras | Zendy; Matthew W. Gillman | Zendy; Emily Oken | Zendy

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Intrauterine Exposure to Gestational Diabetes, Child Adiposity, and Blood Pressure

Author(s) -

Charles Wright,

Sheryl L. RifasShiman,

Janet W. RichEdwards,

Elsie M. Taveras,

Matthew W. Gillman,

Emily Oken

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2008.326

Subject(s) - medicine , gestational diabetes , offspring , blood pressure , body mass index , confidence interval , obstetrics , pregnancy , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , prospective cohort study , obesity , gestation , genetics , biology

Intrauterine exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may promote offspring obesity and higher systolic blood pressure (SBP) by adolescence. Few studies have examined adiposity or SBP in younger children exposed to GDM. This study's objective was to examine associations of maternal glucose tolerance during pregnancy with offspring adiposity and SBP at age 3 years.

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