ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
The Associations between the Duration of Folic Acid Supplementation, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, and Adverse Birth Outcomes based on a Birth Cohort.
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- Folic Acid Supplementation and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review of the Literature.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- The Influence of Maternal Folate Status on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Association of the Serum Folate and Total Calcium and Magnesium Levels Before Ovarian Stimulation With Outcomes of FreshFrontiers in endocrinology · 2022Trial
- Effect modification of prenatal folic acid supplementation on the associations of pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain with offspring birth weight: a large prospective cohort study.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Advances in Research on Childhood-Obesity Associated With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of diabetes · 2026Review
- The roles of folate, MTHFR genetics, vitamin B12 in pregnancy outcomes.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Associations of folic acid supplements and dietary folate intake with gestational diabetes mellitus: complementary evidence from a multimethod investigation.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Duration of Folic Acid Supplementation and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study in China.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The association between visceral fat accumulation caused by high-dose folic acid supplementation in the first trimester and gestational diabetes mellitus: protocol for a nested case-control study in a cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The Dual Risk of Small and Large for Gestational Age: A Narrative Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in genes involved in folate metabolism or selected other metabolites and risk for gestational diabetes mellitus.World journal of diabetes · 2025Article
- Association between dietary folate intake and gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence from baseline data of a Chinese maternal and infant cohort.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Detrimental impact of solar and geomagnetic activity on plasma B-complex vitamins in the VA normative aging study cohort.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Uncovering the Hidden Dangers and Molecular Mechanisms of Excess Folate: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
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- Gestational diabetes mellitus placentas exhibit epimutations at placental development genes.Epigenetics · 2022Article
- Association of Folic Acid Supplementation in Early Pregnancy with Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Longitudinal Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
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- Association between folic acid use during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus: Two population-based Nordic cohort studies.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to examine the associations between the duration of folic acid (FA) supplementation, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and adverse birth outcomes. A total of 950 mother-offspring pairs participated in the cohort study during 2015 in Changsha, China. The data were collected through home visits and perfected by maternal and child healthcare handbooks. Generalized linear models and stratified analyses were used for statistical analyses. The incidence of GDM in our cohort was 10.2%. FA supplementation for ≥3 months before pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of GDM (adjusted relative risk (aRR): 1.72; 95% CI: 1.17-2.53) and decreased risk of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth (aRR: 0.40; 95% CI: 0.18-0.88). In the group of FA supplementation for ≥3 months during pregnancy, GDM was associated with an increased risk of cesarean delivery (aRR: 1.36; 95% CI: 1.06-1.75) and macrosomia (aRR: 2.11; 95% CI: 1.06, 4.20), but the aRRs were lower than the RR
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