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Low Prepregnancy Adiponectin Concentrations Are Associated With a Marked Increase in Risk for Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Monique M. Hedderson, Jeanne Darbinian, Peter J. Havel, Charles P. Quesenberry, Sneha Sridhar, Samantha Ehrlich, Assiamira Ferrara
Diabetes Care 2013 Aug; DC_130389. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc13-0389
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OBJECTIVE To examine whether circulating total and high–molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin concentrations, measured before pregnancy, are associated with subsequent risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This was a nested case-control study among women who participated in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Multiphasic Health Check-up exam (1984–1996) with a serum sample obtained and who had a subsequent pregnancy (1984–2009). Eligible women were free of recognized diabetes. Case subjects were the 256 women who developed GDM. Two control subjects were selected for each case and matched for year of blood draw, age at exam, age at pregnancy, and number of intervening pregnancies.

RESULTS Compared with the highest quartile of adiponectin, the risk of GDM increased with decreasing quartile (odds ratio [OR] 1.5 [95% CI 0.7–2.9], 3.7 [1.9–7.2], and 5.2 [2.6–10.1]; Ptrend <0.001) after adjustment for family history of diabetes, BMI, parity, race/ethnicity, cigarette smoking, and glucose and insulin concentrations. Similar estimates were observed for HMW (Ptrend <0.001). The combined effects of having total adiponectin levels below the median (<10.29 mg/mL) and being overweight or obese (BMI ≥25.0 kg/m2) were associated with a sevenfold increased risk of GDM compared with normal-weight women with adiponectin levels above the median (OR 6.7 [95% CI 3.6–12.5]).

CONCLUSIONS Prepregnancy low adiponectin concentrations, a marker of decreased insulin sensitivity and altered adipocyte endocrine function, is associated with reduced glucose tolerance during pregnancy and may identify women at high risk for GDM to target for early intervention.

  • Received February 15, 2013.
  • Accepted June 30, 2013.
  • © 2013 by the American Diabetes Association.

Readers may use this article as long as the work is properly cited, the use is educational and not for profit, and the work is not altered. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ for details.

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Monique M. Hedderson, Jeanne Darbinian, Peter J. Havel, Charles P. Quesenberry, Sneha Sridhar, Samantha Ehrlich, Assiamira Ferrara
Diabetes Care Aug 2013, DC_130389; DOI: 10.2337/dc13-0389

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Low Prepregnancy Adiponectin Concentrations Are Associated With a Marked Increase in Risk for Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Monique M. Hedderson, Jeanne Darbinian, Peter J. Havel, Charles P. Quesenberry, Sneha Sridhar, Samantha Ehrlich, Assiamira Ferrara
Diabetes Care Aug 2013, DC_130389; DOI: 10.2337/dc13-0389
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