Long-term effects of gestational diabetes on bone mineral density and fracture risk: Analysis of the Norfolk cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC-Norfolk) population-based study

Diabetes developed during pregnancy, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), has an estimated prevalence of around 8-24% in the UK according to a systematic review [1]. This has been attributed to several factors including increased incidence of obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM) among women of childbearing age as well as increasing maternal age at first pregnancy [2,3].
Source: Maturitas - Category: Primary Care Authors: Source Type: research