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SUBMITTER: Kim SY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3780749 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Shin Y SY Saraiva Carina C Curtis Michael M Wilson Hoyt G HG Troyan Jennifer J Sharma Andrea J AJ
American journal of public health 20130815 10
<h4>Objectives</h4>We calculated the racial/ethnic-specific percentages of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) attributable to overweight and obesity.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed 1 228 265 records of women aged 20 years or older with a live, singleton birth in California during 2007 to 2009. Using logistic regression, we estimated the magnitude of the association between prepregnancy body mass index and GDM and calculated the percentages of GDM attributable to overweight and obesity overall and b ...[more]