The association between birth weight and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Previous studies have shown a relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus and birth weight. We performed this meta-analysis to resolve the problem of inconsistent results. We conducted a literature search of PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library using “Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2,” “Birth Weight,”...

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Published in:ENDOCRINE JOURNAL 2018, Vol.65(9), pp.923-933
Main Authors: Zhao, Hang, Song, An, Zhang, Yunjia, Zhen, Yunfeng, Song, Guangyao, Ma, Huijuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birth weight
Birth Weight - physiology
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - etiology
Female
Health risk assessment
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Low birth weight
Male
Meta-analysis
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects - epidemiology
Risk Factors
Statistical analysis
Systematic review
Type 2
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Summary:Previous studies have shown a relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus and birth weight. We performed this meta-analysis to resolve the problem of inconsistent results. We conducted a literature search of PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library using “Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2,” “Birth Weight,” and some related free words. Twenty-one studies were included in accordance with inclusion and exclusion criteria, involving a total of 313,165 participants and 22,341 type 2 diabetes mellitus cases. A modified version of the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to evaluate the methodological quality of studies included. We used Review Manager 5.3 for data merging and statistical analysis. Results were expressed as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI). The risk of diabetes with low birth weight (
ISSN:0918-8959
1348-4540
DOI:10.1507/endocrj.EJ18-0072