Diabetes incidence and influencing factors in women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus: A 15 year population-based follow-up cohort study

Very few extensive follow-up investigations evaluating patients with history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have been documented. We conducted this longitudinal study to estimate the incidence of diabetes and its predictors in women with and without GDM.A total of 2458 eligible women, aged 20-50years (476 with GDM and 1982 without GDM) were selected from among participants of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose study, based on the World Health...