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Gestational weight trajectory and early offspring growth differed by gestational diabetes: a population-based cohort
Ye Huang1,2, Diliyaer Ainiwan1,2, Yiwen Qiu1,2
1Department of Public Health, and Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Aims:
To investigate the association of gestational weight gain (GWG) trajectory with early children growth, and explore whether this association varies by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) status.
Methods:
Maternal weight and offspring anthropometric outcomes before 36 months were extracted from Electronic Medical Record of Zhoushan, China. GWG trajectory was modeled using latent-class trajectory analysis. Multiple generalized estimating equations models were applied to analyze associations of GWG trajectory categories with early children growth.
Results:
Three GWG trajectory classes were identified in all participants (n = 13 424), the non-GDM (n = 10 984) and GDM (n = 2440) groups, respectively. In all participants, the Slow-Rapid pattern was significantly associated with lower length z-scores of offspring (β = -0.084; se = 0.015), compared to the Moderate pattern, while the Rapid-Slow pattern was significantly associated with higher length z-scores (β = 0.083; se = 0.022), with no significant effects on other anthropometric outcomes. Similar results were also observed in the non-GDM group. However, in the GDM group, offspring of mothers with the Rapid-Slow pattern showed significantly higher weight z-scores (β = 0.093; se = 0.046), BMI z-scores (β = 0.113; se = 0.052), and risk of overweight/obesity (OR = 1.40, 95%CI: 1.11, 1.76).
Conclusion:
GWG trajectory significantly impacted offspring growth before 36 months, with different effects observed based on GDM status. GWG trajectory primarily affected offspring length in the non-GDM group, whereas earlier high weight gain appeared to increase offspring weight, BMI, and risk of overweight/obesity in the GDM group.
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