SynthesisBMC cardiovascular disorders2014
Association of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) with subclinical atherosclerosis: a systemic review and meta-analysis.
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- The effect of gestational diabetes mellitus on carotid artery intima-media thickness in and after pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta diabetologica · 2024Pooled it
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- Serum lipid levels and suicidality: a meta-analysis of 65 epidemiological studies.Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN · 2016Pooled it
- Pregnancy Complications and Long-Term Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2025Review
- Influence of gestational diabetes mellitus on the cardiovascular system and its underlying mechanisms.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- Insulin Resistance, Hyperinsulinemia and Atherosclerosis: Insights into Pathophysiological Aspects and Future Therapeutic Prospects.Current cardiology reviews · 2025Review
- Association between gestational diabetes and cardiovascular disease within 24 months postpartum.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM · 2024Article
- Genetic and inflammatory factors underlying gestational diabetes mellitus: a review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- Lipolysis and gestational diabetes mellitus onset: a case-cohort genome-wide association study in Chinese.Journal of translational medicine · 2023Article
- Pregnancy-related factors may signal additional protection or risk of future cardiovascular diseases.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Long-term cardiovascular outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective UK Biobank study.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2022Article
- Gestational diabetes mellitus and offspring's carotid intima-media thickness at birth: MySweetHeart Cohort study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Lifestyle behaviors and cardiovascular risk profiles among parous women by gestational diabetes status, 2007-2018.Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD · 2022Article
- Epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a potential predictor of gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2020Article
- Gestational diabetes and long-term risk for dyslipidemia: a population-based historical cohort study.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2020Article
- Early Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Gestational Diabetes: The Predictive Role of Routine Biomarkers and Nutrigenetic Variants.Journal of diabetes research · 2018Article
- Association of History of Gestational Diabetes With Long-term Cardiovascular Disease Risk in a Large Prospective Cohort of US Women.JAMA internal medicine · 2017Observational
- Dyslipidemia incidence and the trend of lipid parameters changes in women with history of gestational diabetes: a 15-year follow-up study.Endocrine · 2017Article
- Gestational diabetes mellitus may be associated with increased risk of breast cancer.British journal of cancer · 2017Article
- History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Relation to Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in US Women.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundGestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with an elevated risk of adverse health outcomes such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is increasingly used as a noninvasive marker for subclinical atherosclerosis. Whether there is a direct correlation between GDM and elevated cIMT is still controversial.
methodsPubMed, Embase and reference lists of relevant papers were reviewed. Studies assessing the relationship between GDM and cIMT were included. Weighted Mean Difference (WMD) of cIMT was calculated using random-effect models.
resultsFifteen studies with a total of 2247 subjects were included in our analysis, giving a pooled WMD of 0.05 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.03 -0.07). Furthermore, meta regression and subgroup analysis found that the association between GDM and larger cIMT already existed during pregnancy, and this relation was stronger in obese GDM patients.
conclusionsGDM in and after pregnancy is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis. Weight control may be helpful to prevent cardiovascular diseases for GDM patients.
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