Endocrine Abstracts

Previous gestational diabetes mellitus (pGDM) is associated with insulin resistance which is a well-known risk factor for atherosclerotic diseases. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is an indicator of platelet activation which plays a crucial role in pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.One hundred and five consecutive women with pGDM and 40 healthy women with normal previous pregnancies were included in the study. At the time of enrollment, anthropometric measureme...

It has been shown that women with previous GDM more likely developed metabolic syndrome (MS). This study aimed to determine predictors of the later development of MS in women with previous GDM.One hundred sixty-four consecutive women with previous GDM were evaluated after a mean follow-up of 40.54 months from index pregnancy. Sixty-five lean women with negative screening for GDM were included as a control group. Data regarding antenatal and peripartum ch...