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Physical activity lowers risk of T2DM in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus

Nature Reviews Endocrinology volume 10, page 446 (2014)Cite this article

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A prospective cohort study of women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) revealed that participants who increased their physical activity from baseline levels over 16 years of observation had a 47% reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), when compared with those who maintained their total levels of physical activity (RR 0.53, 95% CI 0.38–0.75). Among 4,554 women with GDM, 635 cases of T2DM were identified over the course of the study (1991–2007).

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  1. Bao, W. et al. Physical activity and sedentary behaviors associated with risk of progression from gestational diabetes mellitus to type 2 diabetes mellitus. JAMA Intern. Med. 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1795

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Physical activity lowers risk of T2DM in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus. Nat Rev Endocrinol 10, 446 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2014.86

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