The possible role of visceral fat in early pregnancy as a predictor of gestational diabetes mellitus by regulating adipose-derived exosomes miRNA-148 family: protocol for a nested case-control study in a cohort study

• Main Authors: Zhenhong Zhang (Author), Qian Xu (Author), Yanping Chen (Author), Lun Sui (Author), Lu Jiang (Author), Qianqian Shen (Author), Minyu Li (Author), Guoju Li (Author), Qiuzhen Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has become alarming public health concern. It is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and increased risk of postpartum type 2 diabetes. Pre-pregnant body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and other anthropometric parameters have been...