Influences of body size phenotype on the incidence of gestational diabetes needing prescription; analysis by Korea National Health Insurance (KNHI) claims and the National Health Screening Examination (NHSE) database.

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OBJECTIVES: Although growing evidence has emphasized the pivotal role of metabolic status irrespective of body mass index (BMI), there has been no study to examine the association of body size phenotype with development of gestational diabetes that requires treatment with oral hypoglycemic agent or insulin (GDM+T) in primiparas. METHODS: Data from a total of 216,961 women who participated in the National Health...

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