Association of Serum Uric Acid, Urea Nitrogen, and Urine Specific Gravity Levels at 16-18 Weeks of Gestation with the Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Overview

Journal Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes

Publisher Dove Medical Press

Specialty Endocrinology

Date 2020 Dec 9

PMID 33293842

Citations 6

Authors

Yan Li

Tingwei Yu

Zengyou Liu

Hengying Chen

Yao Liu

Yuanhuan Wei

Ruifang Sun

Hongmei Zhang

Wei Wang

Yihua Lu

Yingyu Zhou

Guifang Deng

Zheqing Zhang

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the associations of serum uric acid (UA), urea nitrogen (UN), and urine specific gravity (USG) levels in the first trimester of pregnancy with the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Patients And Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in 1,769 pregnant women aged 31.55 ± 3.91 years. UA, UN, and USG levels were measured during the 16-18th week of gestation. GDM was diagnosed by an oral 75 g glucose tolerance test during the 24-28th week of gestation.

Results: A multivariate adjusted logistic regression analysis showed that UA levels in the highest quartile increased the risk of GDM by 55.7% (odds ratio [OR]: 1.557, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.055-2.298; = 0.026) compared to those in the lowest quartile. USG levels in the second, third, and fourth quartiles increased the risk of GDM by 67.6% (95% CI: 1.090-2.421), 112.4% (95% CI: 1.446-3.119), and 94.5% (95% CI: 1.314-2.880), respectively, compared to those in the first quartile ( trend = 0.001). No significant association between UN levels and the GDM risk was observed. When the extreme composite biomarker score quartiles were compared, the adjusted OR (95% CI) for GDM was 1.909 (95% CI: 1.332-2.736). Age-stratified analyses revealed similar results in women aged ≤35 years only, but not in those aged >35 years.

Conclusion: Higher levels of UA and USG and a higher composite kidney function biomarker score during the 16-18th week of gestation were positively and independently associated with an increased risk of GDM.

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