Group-based developmental BMI trajectories, polycystic ovary syndrome, and gestational diabetes: a community-based longitudinal study

Abstract Background Obesity is common in young women, increasing insulin resistance (IR) and worsening pregnancy complications, including gestational diabetes (GDM). Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are commonly obese, which aggravates the severity of PCOS clinical expression. Relationshi...

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Main Authors: Nadira Sultana Kakoly, Arul Earnest, Lisa J. Moran, Helena J. Teede, Anju E. Joham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0957-7