Associations off Gel Folate inside Midgestation With GDM Chance
Among a subgroup of the study sample, we also observed associations of higher serum folate levels at the time of the OGTT with a higher risk of GDM (Supplementary Table 2), which confirmed the findings of previous studies (19). Furthermore, greater decrease of serum folate from early to midgestation was associated with a lower risk of GDM, supporting our hypothesis that high folate levels in early pregnancy could be a risk factor for GDM. Our novel findings raise an important question regarding the potential mechanism or causality for the development of GDM in subjects with vitamin insufficiency. Future studies longitudinally assessing the relationship of early pregnancy vitamin status in women with low folate and Ba dozen levels late in gestation with GDM may be helpful to explore the mechanism behind the positive associations of folate and vitamin B12 with GDM. (tovább…)