ArticleWorld journal of diabetes2025
Associations between food insecurity with gestational diabetes mellitus and maternal outcomes mediated by dietary diversity: A cross-sectional study.
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- Clarifying the Association Between Food Insecurity and Chronic Disease: Why Methods Matter.Current nutrition reports · 2026Review
- Pregnancy phytochemical dietary index is associated with the risk of gestational diabetes and perinatal outcomes.Endocrine connections · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundFood insecurity (FI) during pregnancy negatively impacts maternal health and raises the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), resulting in adverse outcomes for both mother and baby.
aimTo investigate the relationships between FI and pregnancy outcomes, particularly GDM and PIH, while also examining the mediating role of the dietary diversity score (DDS).
methodsA cross-sectional study was undertaken to examine this relationship, involving 600 pregnant women. Participants were women aged 18 years or older who provided complete data on FI and pregnancy outcomes. The FI was measured
resultsSeventeen percent of participants reported experiencing FI during pregnancy. The study found a significant association between FI and an elevated risk of GDM [odds ratio (OR) = 3.32, 95%CI: 1.2-5.4]. Once more, food-insecure pregnant women had higher rates of PIH (OR = 0.10, 95%CI: 0.02-0.45) and they also faced a higher likelihood of neonatal complications, such as neonatal intensive care unit's admissions and the birth of infants with extremely low birth weight. The FI was further linked to metabolic disruptions, such as elevated fasting blood sugar (FBS), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. Our results indicate that the DDS acts as a significant mediator in the relationship between FI and the incidence of GDM. In particular, the mediation analysis showed that approximately 65% of the effect was mediated through DDS (
conclusionThese findings underscore the serious challenges that FI presents during pregnancy and its effects on maternal and infant health. Additionally, the study explored how DDS mediates the relationship between FI and the incidence of GDM.
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