Vitamin D, Gestational Diabetes, and Measures of Glucose Metabolism in a Population-Based Multiethnic Cohort

Objective. We explored associations between maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) status during pregnancy and gestational diabetes (GDM) and other measures of glucose metabolism. Methods. We analysed 25(OH)D at 15 and 28 gestational weeks (GW) in 745 multiethnic pregnant women attending antenatal c...

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Main Authors: Åse Ruth Eggemoen, Christin Wiegels Waage, Line Sletner, Hanne L. Gulseth, Kåre I. Birkeland, Anne Karen Jenum
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Diabetes Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8939235
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author Åse Ruth Eggemoen
Christin Wiegels Waage
Line Sletner
Hanne L. Gulseth
Kåre I. Birkeland
Anne Karen Jenum
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Christin Wiegels Waage
Line Sletner
Hanne L. Gulseth
Kåre I. Birkeland
Anne Karen Jenum
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description Objective. We explored associations between maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) status during pregnancy and gestational diabetes (GDM) and other measures of glucose metabolism. Methods. We analysed 25(OH)D at 15 and 28 gestational weeks (GW) in 745 multiethnic pregnant women attending antenatal care units in Oslo, Norway, between 2008 and 2010. GDM was diagnosed with a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test at 28 GW. Separate regression analyses were performed to investigate associations between 25(OH)D and GDM and measures of glucose metabolism. Results. A higher proportion of ethnic minority women had GDM (p<0.01) and low 25(OH)D (p<0.01) compared to Europeans. In logistic regression analyses, 25(OH)D < 50 nmol/L was associated with GDM after adjusting for age, parity, education, and season (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.1–2.2). After additional adjustments for variables reflecting fat mass (skinfolds or BMI) and ethnicity, the association disappeared with ethnicity having a much stronger effect than the adiposity variables. We got similar results exploring effects on other measures of glucose metabolism and when change in 25(OH)D from inclusion to 28 GW was taken into account. Conclusions. Vitamin D deficiency was not associated with GDM or glucose metabolism in a multiethnic population-based study, after adjustments for confounding factors, in particular ethnicity.
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spelling doaj-art-aae0d4d7c3bb4e08ac9e4d196064277e2025-08-20T02:20:12ZengWileyJournal of Diabetes Research2314-67452314-67532018-01-01201810.1155/2018/89392358939235Vitamin D, Gestational Diabetes, and Measures of Glucose Metabolism in a Population-Based Multiethnic CohortÅse Ruth Eggemoen0Christin Wiegels Waage1Line Sletner2Hanne L. Gulseth3Kåre I. Birkeland4Anne Karen Jenum5Department of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayDepartment of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Child and Adolescence Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, NorwayDepartment of Endocrinology, Morbid Obesity and Preventive Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwayGeneral Practice Research Unit (AFE), Department of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayObjective. We explored associations between maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) status during pregnancy and gestational diabetes (GDM) and other measures of glucose metabolism. Methods. We analysed 25(OH)D at 15 and 28 gestational weeks (GW) in 745 multiethnic pregnant women attending antenatal care units in Oslo, Norway, between 2008 and 2010. GDM was diagnosed with a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test at 28 GW. Separate regression analyses were performed to investigate associations between 25(OH)D and GDM and measures of glucose metabolism. Results. A higher proportion of ethnic minority women had GDM (p<0.01) and low 25(OH)D (p<0.01) compared to Europeans. In logistic regression analyses, 25(OH)D < 50 nmol/L was associated with GDM after adjusting for age, parity, education, and season (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.1–2.2). After additional adjustments for variables reflecting fat mass (skinfolds or BMI) and ethnicity, the association disappeared with ethnicity having a much stronger effect than the adiposity variables. We got similar results exploring effects on other measures of glucose metabolism and when change in 25(OH)D from inclusion to 28 GW was taken into account. Conclusions. Vitamin D deficiency was not associated with GDM or glucose metabolism in a multiethnic population-based study, after adjustments for confounding factors, in particular ethnicity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8939235
spellingShingle Åse Ruth Eggemoen
Christin Wiegels Waage
Line Sletner
Hanne L. Gulseth
Kåre I. Birkeland
Anne Karen Jenum
Vitamin D, Gestational Diabetes, and Measures of Glucose Metabolism in a Population-Based Multiethnic Cohort
Journal of Diabetes Research
title Vitamin D, Gestational Diabetes, and Measures of Glucose Metabolism in a Population-Based Multiethnic Cohort
title_full Vitamin D, Gestational Diabetes, and Measures of Glucose Metabolism in a Population-Based Multiethnic Cohort
title_fullStr Vitamin D, Gestational Diabetes, and Measures of Glucose Metabolism in a Population-Based Multiethnic Cohort
title_full_unstemmed Vitamin D, Gestational Diabetes, and Measures of Glucose Metabolism in a Population-Based Multiethnic Cohort
title_short Vitamin D, Gestational Diabetes, and Measures of Glucose Metabolism in a Population-Based Multiethnic Cohort
title_sort vitamin d gestational diabetes and measures of glucose metabolism in a population based multiethnic cohort
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