Plasma Concentrations of Ferritin in Early Pregnancy Are Associated with Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Women in the Danish National Birth Cohort | Zendy

Katherine Bowers | Zendy; Sjúrður F. Olsen | Zendy; Wei Bao | Zendy; Þórhallur I. Halldórsson | Zendy; Marin Strøm | Zendy; Cuilin Zhang | Zendy

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Plasma Concentrations of Ferritin in Early Pregnancy Are Associated with Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Women in the Danish National Birth Cohort

Author(s) -

Katherine Bowers,

Sjúrður F. Olsen,

Wei Bao,

Þórhallur I. Halldórsson,

Marin Strøm,

Cuilin Zhang

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463

H-Index - 265

eISSN - 1541-6100

pISSN - 0022-3166

DOI - 10.3945/jn.115.227793

Subject(s) - gestational diabetes , ferritin , medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , body mass index , diabetes mellitus , cohort , endocrinology , gestational age , gestation , biology , genetics

Evidence from experimental studies has demonstrated that higher than normal iron concentrations can lead to pancreatic β cell dysfunction and impaired glucose metabolism. Studies on body iron stores in early pregnancy and subsequent gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) risk are sparse.

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