Associations of maternal preterm birth with subsequent risk for type 2 diabetes in women from the women's health initiative.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2023
Abstract
Preterm birth has been associated with insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction, a hallmark characteristic of type 2 diabetes. However, studies investigating the relationship between a personal history of being born preterm and type 2 diabetes are sparse. We sought to investigate the potential association between a personal history of being born preterm and risk for type 2 diabetes in a racially and ethnically diverse population. Baseline and incident data (>16 years of follow-up) from the Women's Health Initiative (
Volume
14
Issue
3
First Page
333
Last Page
340
ISSN
2040-1752
Published In/Presented At
Holman-Vittone, A., Monahan, B., LeBlanc, E. S., Liu, S., Nassir, R., Saquib, N., Schnatz, P. F., Shadyab, A. H., Sinkey, R., Wactawski-Wende, J., Wild, R. A., Chasan-Taber, L., Manson, J. E., & Spracklen, C. N. (2023). Associations of maternal preterm birth with subsequent risk for type 2 diabetes in women from the women's health initiative. Journal of developmental origins of health and disease, 14(3), 333–340. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2040174423000089
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
37114530
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article