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Ethnic differences in the relationship between birth weight and type 2 diabetes mellitus in postmenopausal women
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Ethnic differences in the relationship between birth weight and type 2 diabetes mellitus in postmenopausal women

K.K Ryckman, E Rillamas-Sun, C.N Spracklen, R.B Wallace, Lorena Garcia, F.A Tylavsky, B.V Howard, S Liu, Yiqing Song, E.S LeBlanc, …
Diabetes & metabolism, Vol.40(5), pp.379-385
11/2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2014.03.003
PMID: 24751988

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between self-reported birth weight and the adult occurrence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a large multi-ethnic population of women. Baseline data from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study [n=75,993] was used to examine the association between participant birth weight category and prevalent type 2 diabetes mellitus. Models were adjusted for age, ethnicity, body mass index and other pertinent risk factors. Sub-analyses were performed stratifying by ethnicity. There was a strong inverse association between birth weight and type 2 diabetes mellitus with a birth weight of <6 pounds (lbs) (OR: 1.16, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.33) significantly associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and a birth weight of ≥10 lbs (OR: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.57, 0.92) associated with a decreased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus compared to women who reported their birth weight between 7 and 8 lbs 15 ounces (oz). Stratifying by ethnicity, the inverse association between birth weight and type 2 diabetes mellitus was only apparent in White women, but not Black, Hispanic or Asian women. Lower birth weight was associated with increased T2D risk in American White and Black post-menopausal women.
Diabetes Birth weight Fetal programming

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