Associations of first-trimester TMAO and its precursors with gestational diabetes mellitus: a pilot prospective cohort study.

Aims: We aimed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the associations between Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), its precursor and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Methods: In this prospective study, 940 women were included in a Chinese single -center pregnant cohort. First trimester plasma concentrations of TMAO and its precursors (betaine, choline, L-carnitine, and trimethylamine) were measured using UPLC-ESI-MS/MS.

Associations of maternal serum concentration of iron-related indicators with gestational diabetes mellitus in Chinese: A pilot prospective cohort study.

Background: We aimed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the associations between iron metabolism and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) by examining multiple iron-related indicators.

Methods: We conducted a prospective study involving 907 Chinese pregnant women. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure serum concentrations of iron-related indicators during the first trimester (≤ 14 weeks of gestation).

Associations of maternal serum concentration of iron-related indicators with birth outcomes in Chinese: a pilot prospective cohort study.

Background: Previous studies of maternal iron and birth outcomes have been limited to single indicators that do not reflect the comprehensive relationship with birth outcomes. We aimed to investigate the relationship between maternal iron metabolism and neonatal anthropometric indicators using comprehensive iron-related indicators.

Methods: A total of 914 Chinese mother-child dyads were enrolled in this prospective study.

Associations of early pregnancy serum uric acid levels with risk of gestational diabetes and birth outcomes: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Previous evidence suggests that higher blood uric acid (UA) levels are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes during pregnancy and subsequent birth outcomes. However, it has been relatively unclear whether these associations persist in normotensive pregnant women.

Methods: The study was based on a retrospective analysis of 18,250 mother-infant pairs in a large obstetric center in China.

Associations of serum concentrations of metal nutrients with postpartum anemia among pregnant Chinese women: A large retrospective cohort study.

Background And Aims: The association between serum concentrations of metal nutrients in pregnancy and postpartum anemia has not been widely studied. This study aimed to determine this association in a large retrospective cohort study.

Methods: We included 14,829 Chinese women with singleton pregnancies.

Relationship between family cohesion/adaptability and postpartum depressive symptoms: A single-center retrospective study.

Background: Depression is the most common mental illness in postpartum mothers, and the etiology of postpartum depression remains poorly understood. Over the past several decades, studies have reported that postpartum depression is caused by multiple factors, such as genetic, psychological, pregnancy, and environmental factors, with the family environment being an important environmental factor. The theory of family cohesion and adaptability put forward by Olson is a classic model that describes the level of family function.

Associations between thyroid function and gestational diabetes mellitus in Chinese pregnant women: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Thyroid function is known to be closely linked with type 2 diabetes, but data on the association between thyroid function and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are inconsistent.

Methods: A total of 2849 pregnant women were included in this retrospective study. Serum concentrations of thyroid indicators (free tetraiodothyronine, FT4; thyroid-stimulating hormone, TSH; and thyroid peroxidase antibody, TPO Ab) were obtained from a clinical laboratory.

Associations Between Maternal Thyroid Function and Birth Outcomes in Chinese Mother-Child Dyads: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objective: Although research suggests a close association between maternal thyroid function and birth outcomes, no clear conclusion has been reached. We aimed to explore this potential association in a retrospective cohort study.

Methods: This study included 8985 mother-child dyads.

Early pregnancy vitamin D and the risk of adverse maternal and infant outcomes: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Previous evidence has suggested that lower gestational vitamin D levels might increase the risks of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. The results remain inconsistent and require further exploration.

Methods: A total of 2814 Chinese mother-infant pairs were included in this retrospective cohort study.

[Effect of ROUX-en-Y anastomosis and Billroth-II anastomosis after subtotal gastrectomy on blood glucose in type 2 diabetic patients].

Objective: To evaluate the effect of ROUX-en-Y anastomosis and Billroth-II anastomosis after subtotal gastrectomy on blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: From January 2006 to December 2009, 26 and 24 type 2 diabetic patients underwent subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer or gastric ulcer and received subsequent ROUX-en-Y anastomosis and Billroth-II anastomosis, respectively. Perioperative and postoperative blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were detected in these patients to identify the variations.