Article
Body composition and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: A univariable and multivariable Mendelian randomization study.
Journal of diabetes investigation - 1 Mar 2024
Gao Yuan, Zhou Min, Xu Xuan, Ma Jun Yang, Qin Man Fen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In this study, we employed a Mendelian randomization (MR) approach to investigate the independent causal associations of six body composition traits with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). METHODS: Genome-wide significant levels (P < 10 × 5-8 ) of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with body water mass, total protein, whole body fat-free mass, weight, whole body fat mass, and body fat...
Topics
- Humans
- Female
- Pregnancy
- Diabetes, Gestational
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Body Composition
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
