SynthesisPloS one2022
Association of body composition in early pregnancy with gestational diabetes mellitus: A meta-analysis.
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- Maternal adiposity and perinatal and offspring outcomes: an umbrella review.Nature human behaviour · 2024Pooled it
- An eHealth Intervention in Pregnancy on Maternal Body Composition and Subsequent Perinatal Outcomes: A Randomized Trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Trial
- Lifestyle Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Body Composition in Women With Gestational Diabetes: A Real-World Observational Study From Poland.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Observational
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- A Cross-sectional Study to Determine the Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women using Mid-upper Arm Circumference and Neck Circumference.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026Article
- Comparison Of Body Mass Index (BMI), an old modality for prediction of gestational diabetes, with the new formulas such as Body Adipose Index (BAİ), Adipose Percentage and Type a Body Fat Index (ABSI): a prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Early-pregnancy BMI-derived adiposity change rate and gestational diabetes mellitus risk: modification by a fatty liver index-defined hepatic-metabolic phenotype.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Associations between maternal visceral fat in mid-pregnancy and subsequent gestational diabetes mellitus in a Chinese population: a cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Associations between maternal body composition in the second trimester and premature rupture of membranes: a retrospective study using hospital information system data.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Association between body composition in early pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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- Effectiveness of first trimester maternal fat tissue measurement in prediction of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort studyJournal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association · 2024Article
- Position statement of Italian Society of Obesity (SIO): Gestational Obesity.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2024Review
- Maternal Visceral Fat in Prediction of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Association between neck circumference and diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2023Review
- Evaluating the Adipose Tissue Depth as a Predictor Factor for Gestational Diabetes in Later Pregnancy-A Systematic Review.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- The Sexual Dimorphism of Human Adipose Depots.Biomedicines · 2022Review
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionBody composition as dynamic indices constantly changes in pregnancy. The use of body composition indices in the early stages of pregnancy has recently been considered. Therefore, the current meta-analysis study was conducted to investigate the relationship between body composition in the early stages of pregnancy and gestational diabetes.
methodValid databases searched for papers published from 2010 to December 2021 were based on PRISMA guideline. Newcastle Ottawa was used to assess the quality of the studies. For all analyses, STATA 14.0 was used. Mean difference (MD) of anthropometric indices was calculated between the GDM and Non-GDM groups. Pooled MD was estimated by "Metan" command, and heterogeneity was defined using Cochran's Q test of heterogeneity, and I 2 index was used to quantify heterogeneity.
resultsFinally, 29 studies with a sample size of 56438 met the criteria for entering the meta-analysis. Pooled MD of neck circumference, hip circumference, waist hip ratio, and visceral adipose tissue depth were, respectively, 1.00 cm (95% CI: 0.79 to 1.20) [N = 5; I^2: 0%; p: 0.709], 7.79 cm (95% CI: 2.27 to 13.31) [N = 5; I2: 84.3%; P<0.001], 0.03 (95% CI: 0.02 to 0.04) [N = 9; I2: 89.2%; P<0.001], and 7.74 cm (95% CI: 0.11 to 1.36) [N = 4; I^2: 95.8%; P<0.001].
conclusionIncreased neck circumference, waist circumference, hip circumference, arm circumference, waist to hip ratio, visceral fat depth, subcutaneous fat depth, and short stature increased the possibility of developing gestational diabetes. These indices can accurately, cost-effectively, and affordably assess the occurrence of gestational diabetes, thus preventing many consequences with early detection of gestational diabetes.
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