Effects of dynamic change in fetuin-A levels from the first to the second trimester on insulin resistance and gestational diabetes mellitus: a nested case-control study.
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ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of dynamic change in fetuin-A levels before the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) on insulin resistance and GDM. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:A total of 135 women with GDM and 135 normal glucose tolerance (NGT) women with matched age (±2 years old) and gestational age at taking the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) were included in this nested case-control study. Fasting venous blood samples were collected at the prenatal visit of the first trimester and during OGTT of the second trimester. Plasma concentration of fetuin-A and insulin was determined. RESULTS:The plasma fetuin-A concentration in women with GDM was significantly higher than NGT controls in both the first trimester (medians: 403.0?pg/mL vs 273.4?pg/mL; p<0.05) and the second trimester (medians: 475.7?pg/mL vs 290.8?pg/mL; p<0.05) and notably increased from the first to the second trimester. Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that the change in fetuin-A concentration was associated with the changes in fasting insulin, homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) of insulin resistance, and HOMA of ?-cell function (HOMA-?) (p<0.05). The highest quartile of the increase in fetuin-A concentration from the first to the second trimester was associated with a higher risk of developing GDM compared with the lowest quartile (OR 2.14; 95%?CI 1.05 to 4.37). CONCLUSIONS:The dynamic change in fetuin-A levels was associated with the changes in insulin resistance and ?-cell function from the first to the second trimester, and was associated with an increased risk of the development of GDM, indicating that fetuin-A could be a biomarker to predict the risk of GDM. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER:NCT03814395.
SUBMITTER: Jin C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7039607 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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