title: Gestational diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular risk after pregnancy.
abstract: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects many women in pregnancy and is enhanced by epidemic conditions of obesity, increasing age at the time of the first pregnancy, stressful life conditions, a sedentary lifestyle with less physical activity and unhealthy nutrition with highly processed, high-calorie food intake. GDM does not affect the mother and offspring in pregnancy alone, as there is compelling evidence of the long-term effects of the hyperglycemic state in pregnancy postpartum. Type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome are more common in GDM women, and even the offspring of GDM women are reported to have higher obesity rates and a higher risk for noncommunicable diseases. Early prevention of risk factors seems to be key to overcoming the vicious cycle of cardiometabolic disease onset.
authors: Gender Medicine Unit, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University Vienna, Währingergürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors: Jürgen
authors: J
authors: Harreiter
authors: Gregor
authors: G
authors: Dovjak
authors: Alexandra
authors: A
authors: Kautzky-Willer
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016387:Women's Health