Zinc-Associated Variant in SLC30A8 Gene Interacts With Gestational Weight Gain on Postpartum Glycemic Changes: A Longitudinal Study in Women With Prior Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.
Zinc transporter 8 genetic variant SLC30A8 has been associated with postpartum risk of type 2 diabetes among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Gestational weight gain is one of the strongest risk factors for postpartum hyperglycemia. We assessed the interaction between type 2 diabetes-associated SLC30A8 rs13266634 and gestational weight gain on 1-5 years of postpartum glycemic changes in 1,071 women with prior GDM in a longitudinal study. Compared with gestation of 26-30 weeks, postpartum levels of fasting glucose, oral glucose tolerance test 2-h glucose, and hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) increased across rs13266634 TT, CT, and CC genotypes in women with excessive gestational weight gain, whereas opposite genetic associations were found in women with inadequate or adequate gestational weight gain. Postpartum changes in fasting glucose per additional copy of the C allele were -0.18, -0.04, and 0.12 mmol/L in women with inadequate, adequate, and excessive gestational weight gain, respectively (P for interaction = 0.002). We also found similar interactions for changes in 2-h glucose and HbA1c(P for interaction = 0.003 and 0.005, respectively). Our data indicate that gestational weight gain may modify SLC30A8 variant on long-term glycemic changes, highlighting the importance of gestational weight control in the prevention of postpartum hyperglycemia in women with GDM.
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.|Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Tiange
T
Wang
Tianjin Women and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China.
Huikun
H
Liu
Tianjin Women and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China.
Leishen
L
Wang
Epidemiology Domain, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.|Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Tao
T
Huang
Tianjin Women and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China.
Weiqin
W
Li
Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
Yan
Y
Zheng
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
Yoriko
Y
Heianza
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
Dianjianyi
D
Sun
Tianjin Women and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China.
Junhong
J
Leng
Tianjin Women and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China.
Shuang
S
Zhang
Tianjin Women and Children's Health Center, Tianjin, China.
Nan
N
Li
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA.
Gang
G
Hu
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA lqi1@tulane.edu luqi@hsph.harvard.edu.|Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.|Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Lu
L
Qi
D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D005865:Gestational Age; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000235:genetics*; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D000075703:Zinc Transporter 8
D001786:Blood Glucose; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D015032:Zinc; D000075703:Zinc Transporter 8; C492522:SLC30A8 protein, human