Relationship between Maternal Central Obesity and the Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies

Objective. Nowadays, body mass index (BMI) is used to evaluate the risk stratification of obesity-related pregnancy complications in clinics. However, BMI cannot reflect fat distribution or the proportion of adipose to nonadipose tissue. The objective of this study is to evaluate the association of...

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Main Authors: Da Yao, Qing Chang, Qi-Jun Wu, Shan-Yan Gao, Huan Zhao, Ya-Shu Liu, Yu-Ting Jiang, Yu-Hong Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Diabetes Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6303820