Comparative epidemiology of gestational diabetes in ethnic Chinese from Shanghai birth cohort and growing up in Singapore towards healthy outcomes cohort

• Main Authors: Evelyn Xiu Ling Loo (Author), Yuqing Zhang (Author), Qai Ven Yap (Author), Guoqi Yu (Author), Shu E Soh (Author), See Ling Loy (Author), Hui Xing Lau (Author), Shiao-Yng Chan (Author), Lynette Pei-Chi Shek (Author), Zhong-Cheng Luo (Author), Fabian Kok Peng Yap (Author), Kok Hian Tan (Author), Yap Seng Chong (Author), Jun Zhang (Author), Johan Gunnar Eriksson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been associated with adverse health outcomes for mothers and offspring. Prevalence of GDM differs by country/region due to ethnicity, lifestyle and diagnostic criteria. We compared GDM rates and risk factors in two Asian cohorts using the 1...