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Association of gut microbiota with overweight/obesity combined with gestational diabetes mellitus Open Access

Abstract

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common complications of pregnancy and negatively affects the health of mothers and infants. The aim of this study was to explore the associations between gut microbiota and the risk of GDM amongst overweight/obese women, and the interaction between gut microbiota dysbiosis and overweight/obesity in pregnant women with GDM.

Previous studies revealed that there may be a link between gut microbiota and GDM and obesity, but these studies have not reported the associations between gut microbiota and the risk of GDM amongst overweight/obese women, whilst the interaction between gut microbiota dysbiosis and overweight/obesity in pregnant women with GDM remains unknown.

GDM and OB/OW women was experiencing microbiota dysbiosis, especially the microbial communities related to glucose metabolism.

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Keyword(s): gestational diabetes mellitus , gut microbiota , obesity and overweight
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (Award 2022A1515011550)
    • Principal Award Recipient: ChunyanZhu
  • Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (Award 2021A1515012200)
    • Principal Award Recipient: ChunyanZhu
© 2025 The Authors
  • This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The Microbiology Society waived the open access fees for this article.
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Association of gut microbiota with overweight/obesity combined with gestational diabetes mellitus
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