Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5899375 | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Prior research suggests that women diagnosed and treated for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) gain less total gestational weight than normoglycemic women. Our study finds that race/ethnicity modifies this association. Relative to normoglycemic women, non-Hispanic white women with GDM gain less weight but non-Hispanic black and Hispanic women gain more weight.
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Authors
Rosette J. Chakkalakal, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Shubhada Jagasia, Ayumi Shintani, Tom A. Elasy,