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ArticleScientific reports2025

Glucose variability as a key mediator in the relationship between pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity and late-onset hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Sho Tano, Tomomi Kotani, Tatsuo Inamura, Fumie Kinoshita, Kazuya Fuma, Seiko Matsuo, Masato Yoshihara, Kenji Imai, Shigeru Yoshida, Mamoru Yamashita and 4 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Sho TanoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku Tsurumai 65, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan. tano.sho.v4@f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
Tomomi KotaniDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan.
Tatsuo InamuraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku Tsurumai 65, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
Fumie KinoshitaData Science Division, Data Coordinating Center, Department of Advanced Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Kazuya FumaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku Tsurumai 65, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
Seiko MatsuoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku Tsurumai 65, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
Masato YoshiharaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku Tsurumai 65, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
Kenji ImaiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku Tsurumai 65, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
Shigeru YoshidaKishokai Medical Corporation, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Mamoru YamashitaKishokai Medical Corporation, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Yasuyuki KishigamiDepartment of Obstetrics, Perinatal Medical Center, TOYOTA Memorial Hospital, Toyota, Aichi, Japan.
Hidenori OguchiDepartment of Obstetrics, Perinatal Medical Center, TOYOTA Memorial Hospital, Toyota, Aichi, Japan.
Hiroaki KajiyamaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku Tsurumai 65, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
Takafumi UshidaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku Tsurumai 65, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23K19800
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To evaluate the role of high glucose variability (High-GV) in early pregnancy as a potential mediating factor between pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity and late-onset HDP (LoHDP), where effective preventive strategies remain limited. This multicenter retrospective study analyzed data from 802 pregnancies across 14 facilities. Pregnancies with a 75 g-OGTT performed by 20 weeks of gestation were included. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to evaluate direct and indirect effects of body mass index (BMI), High-GV, and covariates (e.g., age, ART, primiparity) on LoHDP. Overweight/obese women had significantly higher rates of High-GV (26.1 vs. 16.4%, p = 0.001) and LoHDP (17.6 vs. 7.9%, p < 0.001) compared to non-overweight/obese women. SEM revealed that BMI influenced LoHDP through both direct and indirect pathways. BMI had a direct effect on LoHDP (β = 0.20, p < 0.01), and an indirect effect mediated by High-GV, with BMI significantly associated with High-GV (β = 0.15, p < 0.01), and High-GV positively associated with LoHDP (β = 0.12, p < 0.01). In Non-GDM pregnancies, High-GV showed an even stronger association with LoHDP (β = 0.25, p < 0.001). This study identifies High-GV as a key mediator linking pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity to LoHDP. These findings suggest that targeting glucose variability in early pregnancy could mitigate LoHDP risk, particularly in overweight/obese women, regardless of GDM status. Future preventive strategies should integrate multifaceted approaches addressing maternal BMI and glucose regulation to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.

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Blood GlucoseHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedObesityOverweightAdultBody Mass IndexFemaleGlucose Tolerance TestHumansPregnancyRetrospective StudiesBlood GlucoseGlucose fluctuationObesityOverweightPreeclampsiaPreventive medicine

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PMID40413271
PMCPMC12103585

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