ArticlePublic health nutrition2026
Vitamin D status during pregnancy modulates the effect of pre-pregnancy obesity on gestational diabetes mellitus risk: a birth cohort study.
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- Shielding the fetal brain: maternal vitamin D attenuates the neurodevelopmental consequences of gestational diabetes mellitus.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Association Between Maternal Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Women Undergoing Diagnostic 100-g Oral Glucose Tolerance Testing.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Updated perspectives on vitamin D deficiency, screening, supplementation and clinical guidance.Cardiovascular diabetology. Endocrinology reports · 2026Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether gestational vitamin D status modulates the effect of pre-pregnancy obesity on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) risk while stratifying by maternal age.
designBirth cohort.
settingA major maternity hospital in Kuwait.
participantsPregnant women in their second/third trimester of gestation were enrolled. Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m
resultsData from 957 pregnant women were analysed, with GDM affecting 166 (17·4 %) pregnancies. Pre-pregnancy obesity and gestational vitamin D deficiency were ascertained in 275 (28·7 %) and 533 (55·7 %) pregnant women, respectively. The association between pre-pregnancy obesity and GDM risk differed according to maternal age and gestational vitamin D status (
conclusionsGestational vitamin D status modulates the effect of pre-pregnancy obesity on GDM risk in an age-specific manner.
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