Trends in percentages of gestational diabetes mellitus attributable to overweight, obesity, and morbid obesity in regional Victoria: an eight-year population-based panel study

• Main Authors: George Mnatzaganian (Author), Mark Woodward (Author), H. David McIntyre (Author), Liangkun Ma (Author), Nicola Yuen (Author), Fan He (Author), Helen Nightingale (Author), Tingting Xu (Author), Rachel R. Huxley (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the fastest growing type of diabetes in Australia with rates trebling over the past decades partially explained by rising obesity rates and maternal age among childbearing women. Percentage of GDM attributable to obesity has been documented,...