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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2025

The association between inflammatory indices in early pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in Chinese population.

Jingbo Qiu, Rui Song, Lei Chen, Dongjian Yang, Weiwei Cheng, Wei Zhu

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Jingbo Qiu *School of Medicine, The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Rui Song *Xuhui District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
Lei ChenSchool of Medicine, The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Dongjian YangSchool of Medicine, The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Weiwei ChengSchool of Medicine, The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. 18017316001@163.com.
Wei ZhuSchool of Medicine, The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. elainezhuwei@163.com.

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Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Nursing Development Program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe association between inflammatory indices from peripheral blood cell in early pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is unclear.

methodsThis was a retrospective study involving the medical data of 15,807 pregnant women who gave birth in 2019. Data were collected from the medical records and analyzed. The pregnant women's age, educational level, pre-pregnancy body weight, height, parity, family history of diabetes, lipid profile, blood pressure were recorded during 11 ~ 13

resultsIn the present study, a total of 15,807 women were included, including 2,355 (14.9%) women diagnosed with GDM. Women who were diagnosed with GDM showed markedly lower level of monocyte count and higher level of neutrophil and lymphocyte counts. The GDM group showed relatively lower level of SIRI, while no significant differences were found between GDM group and non-GDM group in MHR or SII. After adjusting for potential confounding factors, we observed a significant association between monocyte counts, MHR and the risk of developing GDM, and the risk tended to decrease with increasing levels of monocyte counts and MHR.

conclusionThe present study revealed that in early pregnancy, monocyte count and MHR have great potential as early diagnostic markers of GDM.

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Diabetes, GestationalInflammationAdultChinaEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansLeukocyte CountMonocytesNeutrophilsPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsEarly pregnancyGestational diabetes mellitusInflammationMonocytes

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PMCPMC11823081

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