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ArticleActa diabetologica2022

Association of maternal diabetes during pregnancy with visual acuity development in offspring: a prospective cohort study.

Qinwen Xu, Feng Zhang, Jingyu Li, Jin Liu, Ruilin Zhu, Jie Yu, Xujuan Xu

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Qinwen XuMedicine School of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Feng ZhangMedicine School of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Jingyu LiAffiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Jin LiuMedicine School of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Ruilin ZhuMedicine School of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Jie YuAffiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Xujuan XuAffiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China. 2205434494@qq.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0422-2498
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Jiangsu Province Graduate Research and Practice Innovation program KYCX21_3
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Abstract

aimsWe aimed to investigate the association between maternal diabetes before or during pregnancy and visual acuity development in offspring at 1 and 4 years old.

methodsThis prospective cohort study comprised 301 individuals born in 2015-2017. Those who had maternal diabetes during or before pregnancy (type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes) were investigated. Two visual examinations were routinely performed on children relatively at the age of 1 at physical examination and at the age of 4 at admission to school to assess the possible effects of gestational exposure to diabetes on the visual system of the offspring.

resultsData were collected on children aged 1 and 4, which consisted of 173 children of mothers exposed to diabetes and 128 children of mothers without diabetes). We found no significant association between maternal diabetes during pregnancy and visual acuity development in 1-year-old offspring. At 4 years old, the incidence of amblyopia and strabismus was similar in both groups. Prenatal exposure to maternal diabetes was associated with a 171% increased risk of high RE: OR 2.71 (95% CI 1.08, 6.81), p < 0.05. Astigmatism (13.3% vs 5.5%) was found to be significantly more prevalent in children born to mothers with GD than in the controls (p = 0.025 in both groups). Moreover, offspring exposed to PGDM had a higher overall risk of high RE than those exposed to GDM during pregnancy (25.0% vs 17.4%). We further found that in the offspring of diabetic mothers, the risk of high RE was significantly increased among children who were female or who spent more time using electronic devices daily.

conclusionsOur findings suggest that maternal diabetes during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of high RE in offspring. Regular ophthalmological screening should be advised to offspring of mothers with diabetes diagnosed before or during pregnancy.

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Diabetes, GestationalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2ChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMalePregnancyProspective StudiesVisual AcuityCohort studyMaternal diabetesOffspringRefractive errorVisual acuity development

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