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Maternal Early-Life Risk Factors and Later Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the UAE Healthy Future Study (UAEHFS)

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  • Nirmin F. Juber

    (Public Health Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 129188, United Arab Emirates)

  • Abdishakur Abdulle

    (Public Health Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 129188, United Arab Emirates)

  • Abdulla AlJunaibi

    (Department of Pediatrics, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 72763, United Arab Emirates)

  • Abdulla AlNaeemi

    (Department of Cardiology, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 72763, United Arab Emirates)

  • Amar Ahmad

    (Public Health Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 129188, United Arab Emirates)

  • Andrea Leinberger-Jabari

    (Public Health Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 129188, United Arab Emirates)

  • Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri

    (Department of Nutrition and Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates)

  • Eiman AlZaabi

    (Department of Pathology, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 11001, United Arab Emirates)

  • Fatima Mezhal

    (Public Health Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 129188, United Arab Emirates)

  • Fatma Al-Maskari

    (Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates
    Zayed Center for Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates)

  • Fatme AlAnouti

    (College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab Emirates)

  • Habiba Alsafar

    (Center for Biotechnology, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 127788, United Arab Emirates
    Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 127788, United Arab Emirates
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 127788, United Arab Emirates)

  • Juma Alkaabi

    (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates)

  • Laila Abdel Wareth

    (The National Reference Laboratory, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92323, United Arab Emirates)

  • Mai Aljaber

    (Healthpoint Hospital, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 112308, United Arab Emirates)

  • Marina Kazim

    (Abu Dhabi Blood Bank Services, SEHA, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 109090, United Arab Emirates)

  • Michael Weitzman

    (Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA)

  • Mohammad Al-Houqani

    (Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates)

  • Mohammed Hag Ali

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 25026, United Arab Emirates)

  • Naima Oumeziane

    (Abu Dhabi Blood Bank Services, SEHA, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 109090, United Arab Emirates)

  • Omar El-Shahawy

    (Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA)

  • Scott Sherman

    (Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA)

  • Sharifa AlBlooshi

    (College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai P.O. Box 19282, United Arab Emirates)

  • Syed M. Shah

    (Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates)

  • Tom Loney

    (College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai P.O. Box 505055, United Arab Emirates)

  • Wael Almahmeed

    (Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 112412, United Arab Emirates)

  • Youssef Idaghdour

    (Public Health Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 129188, United Arab Emirates)

  • Raghib Ali

    (Public Health Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 129188, United Arab Emirates
    MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK
    Senior author.)

Abstract

Limited studies have focused on maternal early-life risk factors and the later development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). We aimed to estimate the GDM prevalence and examine the associations of maternal early-life risk factors, namely: maternal birthweight, parental smoking at birth, childhood urbanicity, ever-breastfed, parental education attainment, parental history of diabetes, childhood overall health, childhood body size, and childhood height, with later GDM. This was a retrospective cross-sectional study using the UAE Healthy Future Study (UAEHFS) baseline data (February 2016 to April 2022) on 702 ever-married women aged 18 to 67 years. We fitted a Poisson regression to estimate the risk ratio (RR) for later GDM and its 95% confidence interval (CI). The GDM prevalence was 5.1%. In the fully adjusted model, females with low birthweight were four times more likely (RR 4.04, 95% CI 1.36–12.0) and females with a parental history of diabetes were nearly three times more likely (RR 2.86, 95% CI 1.10–7.43) to report later GDM. In conclusion, maternal birthweight and parental history of diabetes were significantly associated with later GDM. Close glucose monitoring during pregnancy among females with either a low birth weight and/or parental history of diabetes might help to prevent GDM among this high-risk group.

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  • Nirmin F. Juber & Abdishakur Abdulle & Abdulla AlJunaibi & Abdulla AlNaeemi & Amar Ahmad & Andrea Leinberger-Jabari & Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri & Eiman AlZaabi & Fatima Mezhal & Fatma Al-Maskari & Fatme Al, 2022. "Maternal Early-Life Risk Factors and Later Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the UAE Healthy Future Study (UAEHFS)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-15, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:16:p:10339-:d:892665
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    1. Tapas Mazumder & Ema Akter & Syed Moshfiqur Rahman & Md. Tauhidul Islam & Mohammad Radwanur Talukder, 2022. "Prevalence and Risk Factors of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Bangladesh: Findings from Demographic Health Survey 2017–2018," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-10, February.
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