ArticleFood science & nutrition2021
Association between maternal folate status and gestational diabetes mellitus.
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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
- The roles of folate, MTHFR genetics, vitamin B12 in pregnancy outcomes.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Maternal Folic Acid Supplementation and Childhood Metabolic Health: Analyzing Direct and Indirect Effects.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Distribution of Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Polymorphisms in Women of Childbearing Age in Tai'an.International journal of genomics · 2025Article
- Folate supplementation as a beneficial add-on treatment in relieving depressive symptoms: A meta-analysis of meta-analyses.Food science & nutrition · 2024Review
- Advances in Folic Acid Biosensors and Their Significance in Maternal, Perinatal, and Paediatric Preventive Medicine.Biosensors · 2023Review
- Maternal microbiota and gestational diabetes: impact on infant health.Journal of translational medicine · 2023Review
- Joint effect of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and folic acid supplements on gestational diabetes mellitus risk: a prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Association between folic acid use during pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus: Two population-based Nordic cohort studies.PloS one · 2022Article
- Association between maternal folate status and gestational diabetes mellitus.Food science & nutrition · 2021Article
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Abstract
Studies on the association between maternal folate status and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have yielded inconsistent results. This meta-analysis was performed to determine whether there may exist some association between maternal folate status and GDM. Unrestricted searches of PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Embase were conducted. All relevant studies on the association between maternal folat status and GDM risk were screened. The standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% CIs was used to determine the association between maternal folate and GDM. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using random-effects models to assess the impact of maternal folate status on GDM risk. 12 studies were included. The overall data revealed that compared with the non-GDM group, women with GDM had higher level of folate (SMD 0.41, 95% CI 0.07 to 0.21,
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