Prevalence and risk factors of gestational diabetes mellitus in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KW Lee, SM Ching, V Ramachandran, A Yee… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a of the major public health issues in
Asia. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of, and risk factors for GDM in …

Diabetes in Asia and the Pacific: implications for the global epidemic

A Nanditha, RCW Ma, A Ramachandran… - Diabetes …, 2016 - Am Diabetes Assoc
The last three decades have witnessed an epidemic rise in the number of people with
diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes, and particularly in developing countries, where more …

Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in eastern and southeastern Asia: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

CL Nguyen, NM Pham, CW Binns… - Journal of diabetes …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. To review the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in Eastern and
Southeastern Asia. Methods. We systematically searched for observational studies on GDM …

Lifestyle intervention can reduce the risk of gestational diabetes: a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

C Song, J Li, J Leng, RC Ma, X Yang - Obesity Reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to examine the effect of lifestyle intervention on the risk of gestational
diabetes mellitus (GDM). We searched PubMed, Springer and other databases to retrieve …

Regulation of glucose metabolism by bioactive phytochemicals for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus

C Zhao, C Yang, STC Wai, Y Zhang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is the most prevalent disease and becoming a serious
public health threat worldwide. It is a severe endocrine metabolic disorder that has the ability …

Genetic variants associated with gestational diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis and subgroup analysis

L Wu, L Cui, WH Tam, RCW Ma, CC Wang - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Previous studies have demonstrated that gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and Type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2D) share common genetic polymorphisms. We conducted meta …

[HTML][HTML] Gestational diabetes mellitus: an update on the current international diagnostic criteria

MM Agarwal - World journal of diabetes, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The approach to screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) around the
world is disorderly. The protocols for diagnosis vary not only in-between countries, but also …

High folate and low vitamin B12 status during pregnancy is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus

JS Lai, WW Pang, S Cai, YS Lee, JKY Chan, LPC Shek… - Clinical nutrition, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & aims B-vitamins and homocysteine may contribute to the development of
gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), but existing studies are inconsistent. We examined the …

Causes of type 2 diabetes in China

RCW Ma, X Lin, W Jia - The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2014 - thelancet.com
The prevalence of diabetes in China has increased substantially over recent decades, with
more than 100 million people estimated to be affected by the disease presently. During this …

Maternal diabetes, gestational diabetes and the role of epigenetics in their long term effects on offspring

RCW Ma, GE Tutino, KA Lillycrop, MA Hanson… - Progress in biophysics …, 2015 - Elsevier
There is a global epidemic of obesity and diabetes, and current efforts to curb the diabetes
epidemic have had limited success. Epidemiological studies have highlighted increased risk …