Findings show link to children\u2019s body mass index, blood pressure, total cholesterol level, and glucose level<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant individuals with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and\/or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are more likely to have children with worse cardiovascular health (CVH) 10 to 14 years after their delivery, according to a study presented at The Pregnancy Meeting, the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, held from Feb. 10 to 14 in National Harbor, Maryland.<\/p>\n
Kartik Kailas Venkatesh, M.D., Ph.D., from The Ohio State University in Columbus, and colleagues examined the association of HDP and GDM with CVH (determined by four metrics: body mass index, blood pressure, total cholesterol level, and glucose level) in early adolescence (ages 10 to 14 years). The analysis included 3,317 assessed maternal-child dyads participating in the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Follow-up Study.<\/p>\n
The researchers found that individuals with HDP alone (adjusted relative risk [aRR], 1.16; 95 percent confidence interval [CI], 1.04 to 1.28), GDM alone (aRR, 1.11; 95 percent CI, 1.02 to 1.21), and both HDP and GDM (aRR, 1.17; 95 percent CI, 1.00 to 1.38) were more likely to have children with less-than-ideal CVH 10 to 14 years after delivery. These associations strengthened in magnitude as the adverse CVH metrics increased in number and severity.<\/p>\n
“These findings are important because traditionally, the thinking has been that a person s risk of developing cardiovascular disease starts after birth — that everyone starts at the same point,” Venkatesh said in a statement. “These data suggest that s not the case and that what happens in the womb can affect the child across their lifespan.”<\/p>\n
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