Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aims: The prevalence of gestational diabetes (GDM) increases worldwide with rates between 9 and 35%. The management of GDM is a labor-intensive discipline, in which the global increase in GDM prevalence poses challenges to maintain high-quality care. A valuable solution could be the organization of group education. The ELENA study therefore aimed to evaluate women’s satisfaction about (group) education and treatment, their knowledge about GDM and whether th...

Aims: To identify factors associated with early postpartum weight retention (PPWR) in women with recent gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).Methods: Multicentric prospective study in women with a recent history of GDM based on the IADPSG criteria at the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) 6-16 weeks postpartum. Data obtained from electronic medical records, self-administered questionnaires, clinical examination and blood sample collection were used for th...

Aims: To determine predictors of neonatal adiposity and differences in associations by fetal sex in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), normal-weight and overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²) normal glucose tolerant women (NGT).Methods: Skinfold thickness was measured in 576 newborns, and cord blood leptin, c-peptide and lipids in 327 newborns in a multi-centric prospective cohort study.Results: Compared to ...

Aim: To determine the association between thyroid function and the risk for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and adverse pregnancy outcomes.Methods: This case-control study was a sub-analysis of the BEDIP-N study, in which 199 GDM women were matched for age and body mass index with 398 controls. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (fT4), free triiodothyronine (fT3), and thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies were measured at 6-14 weeks and ...

Aims: To determine the impact of antenatal depression on pregnancy outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and women with normal glucose tolerance (NGT).Methods: 1843 women from a Belgian multi-centric prospective cohort study (BEDIP-N Study) received universal screening for GDM with a 75 g OGTT and the IADPSG criteria. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies – Depression (CES-D) questionnaire was completed at the time of the OGTT (b...