title: [Relationship between gestational diabetes and metabolic syndrome].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The metabolic syndrome (MS) is associated to a significant increase in the risk of diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke, resulting in a 5-fold increase of the cardiovascular death rate.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the relationship between gestational diabetes (GD) and the development of MS at the end of puerperal period.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a case-control study in the Curanilahue Hospital, in southern Chile, including 58 women with GD during their pregnancy, studied in day 42 of their puerperal period (study group) and 58 puerperal women from the same hospital, who had a physiological pregnancy (control group). Triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, fasting and post prandial blood glucose levels, blood pressure, waist circumference, weight and height were measured. MS was diagnosed using the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP - ATP III) criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean weight, body mass index, waist circumference, blood glucose and triglycerides were significantly higher in the study group and HDL cholesterol was significantly lower in the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results suggest a significant relationship between GD and the occurrence of MS.
authors: Matrona, Departamento de Estadística, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
authors: Cecilia
authors: C
authors: Ferrada
authors: Marta
authors: M
authors: Molina
authors: Luis
authors: L
authors: Cid
authors: Gisela
authors: G
authors: Riedel
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Ferrada
authors: Rodrigo
authors: R
authors: Arévalo
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000235:genetics; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides