Association of Maternal Lipid Profile and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 292 Studies and 97,880 Women

Overview

Journal EClinicalMedicine

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2021 May 17

PMID 33997732

Citations 25

Authors

Jiamiao Hu

Clare L Gillies

Shaoling Lin

Zoe A Stewart

Sarah E Melford

Keith R Abrams

Philip N Baker

Kamlesh Khunti

Bee K Tan

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Abstract

Background: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is the most prevalent metabolic disorder during pregnancy, however, the association between dyslipidaemia and GDM remains unclear.

Methods: We searched Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, Maternity and Infant Care database (MIDIRS) and ClinicalTrials.gov up to February 2021 for relevant studies which reported on the circulating lipid profile during pregnancy, in women with and without GDM. Publications describing original data with at least one raw lipid [triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), or very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C)] measurement were retained. Data extraction was performed using a piloted data extraction form. The protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42019139696).

Findings: A total of 292 studies, comprising of 97,880 pregnant women (28232 GDM and 69,648 controls) were included. Using random-effects meta-analysis models to pool study estimates, women with GDM had significantly higher (by 20%) TG levels, with a pooled weighted mean difference between GDM and non-GDM pregnancies of 0.388 mM (0.336, 0.439, < 0.001). Further analyses revealed elevated TG levels occur in the first trimester and persist afterwards. Meta-regression analyses showed that differences in TG levels between women with GDM and healthy controls were significantly associated with age, BMI, study continent, OGTT procedure, and GDM diagnosis criteria.

Interpretation: Elevated lipids, particularly, TG, are associated with GDM.

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