Dietary patterns during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study in Western China
BACKGROUND: Previous research has demonstrated the association between maternal dietary patterns and gestational diabetes (GDM), but evidence in Asian populations remains limited and inconsistent. This study investigated the association between dietary patterns during early pregnancy and the risk of...
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| author | Mak, J. Pham, N. Lee, A. Tang, L. Pan, X. Lee, Andy Sun, X. |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Previous research has demonstrated the association between maternal dietary patterns and gestational diabetes (GDM), but evidence in Asian populations remains limited and inconsistent. This study investigated the association between dietary patterns during early pregnancy and the risk of GDM among pregnant women in Western China. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted among 1337 pregnant women in Western China. Dietary intakes were assessed at 15-20 weeks of gestation using a validated food frequency questionnaire. GDM was diagnosed by oral glucose tolerance tests at 24-28 weeks of gestation. Exploratory factor analysis was performed to derive dietary patterns, and logistic regression models were used to examine the association between dietary patterns and GDM. RESULTS: A total of 199 women (14.9%) developed GDM. Three dietary patterns were identified, namely, a plant-based pattern, a meat-based pattern and a high protein-low starch pattern. Notwithstanding a lack of association between dietary patterns and GDM risk in the whole cohort, there was a significant reduction in GDM risk among overweight women (BMI =24 kg/m2); the odds ratio being 0.29 (95% confidence interval 0.09 to 0.94) when comparing the highest versus the lowest score of the high protein-low starch pattern. CONCLUSIONS: There was no significant association between early pregnancy dietary patterns and GDM risk later in pregnancy for women in Western China, but high protein-low starch diet was associated with lower risk for GDM among women who were overweight at pre-pregnancy. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-713692018-12-13T09:35:02Z Dietary patterns during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study in Western China Mak, J. Pham, N. Lee, A. Tang, L. Pan, X. Lee, Andy Sun, X. BACKGROUND: Previous research has demonstrated the association between maternal dietary patterns and gestational diabetes (GDM), but evidence in Asian populations remains limited and inconsistent. This study investigated the association between dietary patterns during early pregnancy and the risk of GDM among pregnant women in Western China. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted among 1337 pregnant women in Western China. Dietary intakes were assessed at 15-20 weeks of gestation using a validated food frequency questionnaire. GDM was diagnosed by oral glucose tolerance tests at 24-28 weeks of gestation. Exploratory factor analysis was performed to derive dietary patterns, and logistic regression models were used to examine the association between dietary patterns and GDM. RESULTS: A total of 199 women (14.9%) developed GDM. Three dietary patterns were identified, namely, a plant-based pattern, a meat-based pattern and a high protein-low starch pattern. Notwithstanding a lack of association between dietary patterns and GDM risk in the whole cohort, there was a significant reduction in GDM risk among overweight women (BMI =24 kg/m2); the odds ratio being 0.29 (95% confidence interval 0.09 to 0.94) when comparing the highest versus the lowest score of the high protein-low starch pattern. CONCLUSIONS: There was no significant association between early pregnancy dietary patterns and GDM risk later in pregnancy for women in Western China, but high protein-low starch diet was associated with lower risk for GDM among women who were overweight at pre-pregnancy. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71369 10.1186/s12937-018-0413-3 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Mak, J. Pham, N. Lee, A. Tang, L. Pan, X. Lee, Andy Sun, X. Dietary patterns during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study in Western China |
| title | Dietary patterns during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study in Western China |
| title_full | Dietary patterns during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study in Western China |
| title_fullStr | Dietary patterns during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study in Western China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dietary patterns during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study in Western China |
| title_short | Dietary patterns during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study in Western China |
| title_sort | dietary patterns during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study in western china |
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