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Hyperglycemia and adverse pregnancy outcome follow-up study (HAPO FUS): maternal gestational diabetes mellitus and childhood glucose metabolism

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Lowe, William L., Scholtens, Denise M., Kuang, Alan, Linder, Barbara, Lawrence, Jean M., Lebenthal, Yael, McCance, David, Hamilton, Jill +85 more·2019·Diabetes Care

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OBJECTIVE: Whether hyperglycemia in utero less than overt diabetes is associated with altered childhood glucose metabolism is unknown. We examined associations of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) not confounded by treatment with childhood glycemia in the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) cohort. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: HAPO Follow-up Study (FUS) included 4,160 children ages 10–14 years who completed all or part of an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and whose mothers had a 75-g OGTT at ∼28 weeks of gestation with blinded glucose values. The primary predictor was GDM by World Health Organization criteria. Child outcomes were impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and type 2 diabetes. Additional measures included insulin sensitivity and secretion and oral disposition index. RESULTS: For mothers with GDM, 10.6% of children had IGT compared with 5.0% of children of mothers without GDM; IFG frequencies were 9.2% and 7.4%, respectively. Type 2 diabetes cases were too few for analysis. Odds ratios (95% CI) adjusted for family history of diabetes, maternal BMI, and child BMI z score were 1.09 (0.78–1.52) for IFG and 1.96 (1.41–2.73) for IGT. GDM was positively associated with child’s 30-min, 1-h, and 2-h but not fasting glucose and inversely associated with insulin sensitivity and oral disposition index (adjusted mean difference −76.3 [95% CI −130.3 to −22.4] and −0.12 [−0.17 to −0.064]), respectively, but not insulinogenic index. CONCLUSIONS: Offspring exposed to untreated GDM in utero are insulin resistant with limited β-cell compensation compared with offspring of mothers without GDM. GDM is significantly and independently associated with childhood IGT.

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  • The higher rate of gestational diabetes diagnosis with the one-step approach can increase resource use for maternal treatment and fetal monitoring.

    “The higher diagnosis of GDM in the one-step approach can lead to more resource utilization for subsequent maternal treatment and fetal monitoring.55,59,66”

    From American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update. (2022) · cites this paper as [55]

    The Conclusions (page unavailable) say the one-abnormal-value IADPSG/WHO criteria identify a larger group of mothers with GDM than the Carpenter-Coustan criteria. The paper does not address whether this leads to greater resource use for maternal treatment or fetal monitoring; its reported outcomes concern childhood glucose metabolism. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Offspring glucose levels from the 75 g oral glucose tolerance test and glycosylated hemoglobin were linearly associated with maternal glucose levels during pregnancy independent of maternal and child BMI.

    “Consistent with obesity parameters, offspring glucose levels from the 75 g OGTT and glycosylated hemoglobin were linearly associated with maternal glucose levels during pregnancy independent of maternal and child BMI [34,35].”

    From Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Diagnostic Approaches and Maternal-Offspring Complications (2022) · cites this paper as [34]

    The Results section, “Association of Maternal GDM Status With Childhood Glucose Levels” (page unavailable), reports higher offspring 30-minute, 1-hour, and 2-hour OGTT glucose among children of mothers with gestational diabetes; adjustment for maternal and child BMI had little effect. It does not establish a linear association with maternal glucose levels measured continuously or report the claimed association for offspring glycosylated hemoglobin. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • The HAPO Follow Up Study results clearly demonstrate that maternal glycemia is associated with immediate and long-term adverse outcomes for both mother and offspring.

    “The results clearly demonstrate that maternal glycemia is associated with immediate and long-term adverse outcomes for both mother and offspring.”

    From Guidelines and Recommendations for Laboratory Analysis in the Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Mellitus (2023) · cites this paper as [269]

    The Conclusions report that maternal hyperglycemia during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of impaired glucose tolerance in offspring at ages 10–14. They also mention a higher later risk of type 2 diabetes in mothers with GDM, but this study does not demonstrate immediate adverse outcomes for both mother and offspring. The claim therefore extends beyond what its results establish. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • The HAPO FUS documented in both groups that risk of disorders of glucose metabolism at follow-up were associated with GDM and continuously with maternal glucose concentrations.

    “The HAPO FUS documented in both groups that risk of disorders of glucose metabolism at follow-up were associated with GDM and continuously with maternal glucose concentrations (268,269).”

    From Guidelines and Recommendations for Laboratory Analysis in the Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Mellitus (2023) · cites this paper as [269]

    The Results (Association of Maternal GDM Status With Childhood Dichotomous Glucose Outcomes; page unavailable) report that maternal GDM was associated with impaired glucose tolerance in offspring aged 10–14, but not with impaired fasting glucose; type 2 diabetes cases were too few to analyze. This paper examines children, not outcomes in both mothers and children, and the passages found do not establish a continuous association between maternal glucose concentrations and follow-up disorders. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Associations of mother's fasting, 1-h, and 2-h values on the 75-g OGTT were continuous with a comprehensive panel of offspring metabolic outcomes.

    “Associations of mother ' s fasting, 1h, and 2-h values on the 75-g OGTT were continuous with a comprehensive panel of offspring metabolic outcomes (216, 217).”

    From 2. Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes: <i>Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024</i> (2024) · cites this paper as [216]

    The Methods (Outcomes and Predictors; page unavailable) identify maternal GDM status—not continuous fasting, 1-h, and 2-h OGTT values—as the primary predictor. The Results (Association of Maternal GDM Status With Childhood Glucose Levels; page unavailable) report associations with several offspring glucose outcomes, but not fasting glucose. Thus the paper supports associations with some offspring metabolic outcomes, not the claimed continuous associations across a comprehensive panel. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Lowe, W. L., Scholtens, D. M., Kuang, A., Linder, B., Lawrence, J. M., Lebenthal, Y., McCance, D., Hamilton, J., Nodzenski, M., Talbot, O., Brickman, W. J., Clayton, P., Ma, R. C., Tam, W. H., Dyer, A. R., Catalano, P. M., Lowe, L. P., Metzger, B. E., HAPO Follow-up Study Cooperative Research Group, Deerochanawong, C., Tanaphonpoonsuk, T., Chotigeat, S. B. U., Manyam, W., Forde, M., Greenidge, A., Neblett, K., Lashley, P. M., Walcott, D., Corry, K., Francis, L., Irwin, J.-A., Langan, A., McCance, D. R., Mousavi, M., Young, I., Gutierrez, J., Jimenez, J., Lawrence, J. M., Sacks, D. A., Takhar, H. S., Tanton, E., Brickman, W. J., Howard, J., Josefson, J. L., Miller, L., Bjaloncik, J., Catalano, P. M., Davis, A., Koontz, M., Presley, L., Smith, S., Tyhulski, A., Li, A. M., Ma, R. C., Ozaki, R., Tam, W. H., Wong, M., Yuen, C. S. M., Clayton, P. E., Khan, A., Vyas, A., Maresh, M., Benzaquen, H., Glickman, N., Hamou, A., Hermon, O., Horesh, O., Keren, Y., Lebenthal, Y., Shalitin, S., Cordeiro, K., Hamilton, J., Nguyen, H. Y., Steele, S., Chen, F., Dyer, A. R., Huang, W., Kuang, A., Jimenez, M., Lowe, L. P., Lowe, W. L., Metzger, B. E., Nodzenski, M., Reisetter, A., Scholtens, D., Talbot, O., Yim, P., Dunger, D., Thomas, A., Horlick, M., Linder, B., Unalp-Arida, A., & Grave, G.
Affiliations
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
  • Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, U.K.
  • Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Healthy Sciences Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.
Venue
Diabetes Care
Published
2019-01-17
Volume
42
Issue
3
Pages
372-380
ISSN
  • 0149-5992 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-5548
OpenAlex
W2910413249
Cited by
574
References
47
Citations by year
2026: 51 · 2025: 81 · 2024: 88 · 2023: 86 · 2022: 95 · 2021: 86 · 2020: 65 · 2019: 22
FWCI
72.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Diabetes Care (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1U01-DK-094830)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Birth, Development, and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pancreatic function and diabetes
Keywords
gestational diabetes mellitus, impaired glucose tolerance, impaired fasting glucose, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, beta-cell compensation, oral disposition index, insulin sensitivity, insulinogenic index, maternal hyperglycemia, offspring of diabetic mothers
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Blood Glucose, Child, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Glucose, Glucose Tolerance Test, Humans, Hyperglycemia, Insulin Resistance, Male, Prediabetic State, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Risk Factors, Diabetes, Gestational, Glucose Intolerance

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