Does First Nations ancestry modify the association between gestational diabetes and subsequent diabetes: a historical prospective cohort study among women in Manitoba, Canada

• Published in: Diabetic Medicine
• Main Authors: Shen, Garry X., Shafer, Leign Anne, Martens, Patricia J., Sellers, Elizabeth, Torshizi, Ali A., Ludwig, Sora, Phillips-Beck, Wanda, Heaman, Maureen, Prior, Heather J., McGavock, Jonathan, Morris, Margaret, Dart, Alison, Campbell, Rhonda, Dean, Heather J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015
• Subjects: Gestational diabetes; Type 2 diabetes; Pregnancy; Offspring; First Nations; Manitoba; Canada; Meier
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/30933; https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.12962

Background: Over the past 30 years, the prevalence of diabetes has steadily increased among Canadians, which is particularly evident among First Nations (FN) women. The interplay between FN ancestry, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the development of subsequent diabetes among mothers remains...