C-reactive protein during pregnancy and in the early postpartum predicts adverse metabolic health outcomes at 1 year postpartum in women with gestational diabetes

C-reactive protein during pregnancy and in the early postpartum predicts adverse metabolic health outcomes at 1 year postpartum in women with gestational diabetes

Abstract Background Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have higher insulin resistance and/or reduced secretion, an increased risk of future diabetes and cardiovascular disease, which may be due to a pathological activation of the innate immune system. C-reactive protein (CRP) is induced...

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Main Authors: Dan Yedu Quansah, Antje Horsch, Leah Gilbert, Marc Y. Donath, Jardena J. Puder, the MySweetheart research group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Gestational diabetes
C-reactive protein
Perinatal period
Metabolic outcomes
Postpartum
Body fat
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-023-02034-9

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