A mid‑pregnancy risk prediction model for gestational diabetes mellitus based on the maternal status in combination with ultrasound and serological findings
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Abstract
Introduction
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as impaired glucose tolerance in the second or third trimester of pregnancy, with no apparent manifestation of diabetes during pre-pregnancy (1). GDM is an increasingly common pregnancy-associated complication (2), with an incidence as high as 18-36% according to worldwide epidemiological surveys (3,4). GDM is associated with various adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, including pregnancy-induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia, macrosomia, neonatal hypoglycemia and shoulder dystocia (5,6). Concurrently, women with GDM have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) post-pregnancy (7).
Previous studies have determined various risk factors associated with GDM including maternal characteristics, age, family history of diabetes and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (8-10). Currently, clinical management guidelines for obstetrician-gynecologists produced by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend early pregnancy glucose screening for women at a high risk of increased blood glucose levels (1), as well as for those with risk factors such as hypertension, glycated hemoglobin levels (HbA1c) ≥5.7%, impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose, a high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level ≤35 mg/dl and triglyceride (TG) levels ≥250 mg/dl (7). Additionally, the 2 h 75 g oral glucose tolerance test remains the gold standard for the clinical diagnosis of GDM at 24 weeks of gestation (1).
A recent study has proposed a formula to predict the probability of GDM between 8 and 20 weeks of gestation based on maternal age, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), fasting plasma glucose and TG levels (11). Additionally, numerous GDM predictive tools incorporate information on maternal and biochemical factors (12). However, these traditional screening methods are based on the mother's medical history, which can demonstrate a high false-positive rating for predicting the disease (13).
To the best of our knowledge, there are currently no established criteria or models for predicting GDM that combine sociodemographic characteristics, serological indicators and ultrasound examinations. The early identification of risk factors in pregnant women may help to predict the occurrence of GDM prior to clinical diagnosis. Thus, there is an urgent requirement to determine effective ways to predict the future development of GDM. The present study aimed to develop a useful predictive tool for the early identification of high-risk pregnant women, which could provide a scientific basis for the early identification of high-risk patients with GDM.
Materials and methods
Patient studies
The current study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Tangshan Gongren Hospital and written informed consent was obtained from all patients. All procedures and methods were performed in accordance with the approved guidelines.
From January 2016 to May 2018, a total of 4,421 pregnant women (mean age 27.5±6.2 years, range 20-45) who received routine pre-natal examinations at Tangshan Gongren Hospital and eight other flagship hospitals (including First Hospital of Tangshan Gongren Hospital group, Ninth Hospital of Tangshan Gongren Hospital group, Tangshan Gongren Hospital group rehabilitation hospital, Tangshan railway central hospital, Tangshan Gongren Hospital group Fengnan hospital, Tangshan Gongren Hospital group Qianan Yanshan hospital, Tangshan Gongren Hospital group Qianxi Kangli hospital and Tangshan Gongren Hospital group Jidong Sub-hospital) were observed.
The inclusion criteria included: i) Pregnancy at 12-16 weeks gestation; and ii) GDM diagnosis according to the 2017 GDM diagnostic criteria by the American Diabetes Association (1). The exclusion criteria were: i) Pregnancy with heart or cerebrovascular disease or vital organ dysfunction; ii) prior antidiabetic medication; and/or iii) pre-existing diabetes diagnosis [fasting blood glucose (BGL) levels ≥7.0 mmol/l, HbA1c levels ≥6.5% and/or random blood glucose levels ≥11.1 mmol/l]. During testing, 737 women were not eligible when assessed. 2346 women declined to participate in the trial.103 women quit the trial due to termination or miscarriages. For a variety of reasons, 99 women didn't undergo a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at 24-28 weeks of gestation.
After further screening, selected pregnant women underwent an OGTT between 24-28 weeks of gestation. Blood samples were collected from patients for glucose and insulin measurement at 0, 0.5, 1 and 2 h after administration of OGTT to diagnose GDM. Of these patients, 1,136 were enrolled in the present study and included 406 women (35.75%) diagnosed with GDM and 730 women (64.25%) that were negative for GDM (non-GDM; Fig. 1). Medical records of these enrolled patients at 12-16 weeks of gestation were retrospectively evaluated.
Data collections
Questionnaires were used to collect baseline clinical data from pregnant women before 12 weeks of pregnancy, including age, education, occupation, BMI, family history, parity, a history of PCOS or of previous GDM, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure and BGL levels. Right brachial artery blood pressure was measured using a corrected mercury sphygmomanometer between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m., with individuals required to sit and rest for 15 min prior to measurement. Occupations were divided into light work (clerks and civil servants), medium work (teachers, students and self-employed) or heavy work (farmers, medical staff and military personnel) according to the China Physical Labor Intensity Grading Standard (14).
Laboratory tests
HbA1c were measured at 12-16 weeks of gestation using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a cation exchange chromatography column (Bio-Rex70, 200x6 mm, Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA). 15 µl of sample volume was injected into the HPLC system. The HPLC system (, Waters, Milford, MA, USA) was operated at a column temperature of 40°C and a flow rate of 1 ml/min. Mobile phase composition was as follows: mobile phase A, PBS (pH6.6,40 mmol/l); mobile phase B, NaCl (pH 6.4, 300 mmol/l). TG, total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) levels and liver function tests, including measuring alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST) and transglutaminase (GGT) plasma levels, were performed using an automatic biochemistry analyzer (model AU600, Olympus Corporation; 7150, Hitachi, Ltd.) in the nine study center laboratories (including central laboratory of Tangshan Gongren Hospital, laboratory of First Hospital of Tangshan Gongren Hospital group, laboratory of Ninth Hospital of Tangshan Gongren Hospital group, laboratory of Tangshan Gongren Hospital group rehabilitation hospital, laboratory of Tangshan railway central hospital, laboratory of Tangshan Gongren Hospital group Fengnan hospital, laboratory of Tangshan Gongren Hospital group Qianan Yanshan hospital, laboratory of Tangshan Gongren Hospital group Qianxi Kangli hospital and laboratory of Tangshan Gongren Hospital group Jidong Sub-hospital). Serum hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) was measured using immunoturbidimetry (Cias Latex CRP-H kit; Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.). Serum visfatin and adiponectin levels were analyzed using ELISA kits (Phoenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; cat. no. EK-003-80 and EK-ADI-01, respectively).
Ultrasonography
A high-resolution Philips IU22 ultrasound system (Philips Healthcare) equipped with a 3.5-10.0 MHz wide-band convex sensor was used for ultrasonic measurements. To avoid any influence caused by abdominal wall tension due to inhalation, abdominal ultrasound examinations were performed in the supine position during deep inhalation. Subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT) was determined as the thickness of the fat between the liver surface and the abdominal white line and visceral fat thickness (VFT) was defined as the thickness of the fat between the skin-fat interface and the white line (15).
Statistical analysis
Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 13.0; SPSS, Inc.) and expressed as the mean±standard deviation or the median and the interquartile range. Statistical differences between non-GDM and GDM groups were determined using Student's t-test or Wilcoxon test. Count data are expressed as numbers and percentages and were evaluated using Fisher's exact probability method. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.
To assess the predictive variables of GDM, a logistic regression model was established following adjustments for age, pre-pregnancy BMI, a family history of diabetes, PCOS, a history of GDM, SBP, and HbA1c, TG, TC, LDL-c, ALT, AST, GGT, visfatin, hs-CRP, VFT and SFT levels. Logistic regression was used to determine GDM risk predictors. According to previous reports (16), the present study used the stepwise forward selection method as the variable selection procedure. Based on the results of logistic regression, the predictability of the model was evaluated to give 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and P-values. The logistic regression model was evaluated using the area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic curve and the Homer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test was used to verify the efficiency of the prediction model.
Results
Clinical data and biochemical results
The sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients in the non-GDM and GDM groups are summarized in Table I. The patients ranged in age from 20-45 years (GDM average; 28.69±4.73; non-GDM average; 26.40±3.64) and the average pre-pregnancy BMI was 24.82±2.28 and 23.08±1.66 kg/m2 for the GDM and non-GDM groups, respectively. In addition, there was no significant difference in liver function between the two groups.
Table ISociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients in the non-GDM and GDM groups (mean ± standard deviation). |
Compared with women in the non-GDM group, women in the GDM group were older, demonstrated higher BMIs. were more prone to PCOS, exhibited a family history of diabetes and were more likely to present with a previous history of GDM. Additionally, the GDM group demonstrated higher SBP, HbA1c, TGs, TC, LDL-c, visfatin, hs-CRP, VFT and SFT (all P<0.01) compared with the non-GDM group.
Results of logistic regression analysis
Considering the strong association of numerous risk factors and GDM, the forward stepwise variable-selection approach was used to analyze independent predictors. The results revealed that age, pre-pregnancy BMI, a family history of diabetes, a history of GDM, PCOS, SBP and levels of TG, HbA1c, SBP, TC, LDL-c, visfatin, hs-CRP, VFT and SFT should be included in the model as these were all observed to be independent risk factors of GDM (all P<0.01; Table II).
Table IILogistic regression analysis for the clinical risk prediction model (mean ± standard deviation). |
Probability of basic and extended prediction models
Model A retained 10 variables including age, pre-pregnancy BMI, a family history of diabetes, GDM history, PCOS history, and levels of HbA1C, SBP, TG, TC and LDL-c. Model B included the above variables in addition to VFT and SFT and model C contained all variables in model B plus visfatin and hs-CRP levels. The AUC of model A was 0.846, whereas the addition of VFT and SFT significantly increased the AUC of model B to 0.885 (Fig. 2). However, the addition of visfatin and hs-CRP in model C (AUC, 0.911; 95% CI, 0.893-0.930) only slightly improved the performance of model B (AUC, 0.885; 95% CI, 0.864-0.906). All three models were well-calibrated (Table III). Regression model C was the best performing regression model with highly sensitive and strong predictive power.
Discussion
In recent years, advanced etiological studies have revealed GDM to be a multifactorial pregnancy disease which can be induced by genetic factors, insulin resistance (IR), inflammation and adipokine involvement (17). In a case-controlled study reporting GDM incidence, the prevalence of GDM in pregnant Chinese women was between 6.8-10.4%, with increased prevalence in the Beijing area at 19.7% (18). Furthermore, it has been reported that in woman >25 years old, the incidence of GDM increases with age (19). This is due to the placenta secreting insulin-like substances that induce IR, which occurs alongside the age-associated decreased function of islet β-cells (20).
Numerous studies have reported that increases in pre-pregnancy BMI are independent risk factors for GDM (12,21). During pregnancy, the secretion of insulin-antagonistic hormones rapidly increases in obese women, which in turn increases the risk of GDM (22). The present study reported that women in the GDM group were older, had higher BMIs and higher Hba1c levels compared with the non-GDM group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that these variables were significantly associated with an increased risk of GDM.
Previous research has shown that pregnant women with a history of diabetes hav a 3-fold higher risk of developing GDM and this association is not affected by other confounding factors (20,23). In addition, the fetuses of women with GDM may be subjected to a hyperglycemic environment during pregnancy that stimulates fetal islet β cell proliferation and abnormal proliferation of adipocytes (24). These fetuses tend to develop obesity in adulthood and are prone to abnormal glucose metabolism during their own pregnancies. The results of the present study reported that women with GDM were more likely to have a family history of T2DM and a previous history of GDM, and were therefore included in the final regression model. A previous study has suggested that family history of T2DM influences GMD occurrence partially due to overlapping genetic bases between the diseases (25).
GDM and PCOS are common endocrine diseases in women of childbearing age, which are associated with central obesity and IR (26,27). It has been suggested that PCOS may be an early-stage manifestation of various IR-associated diseases, including GDM, with the results of the present study confirming that PCOS is independently associated with GDM (28). In addition, a second study demonstrated that PCOS has a long-term effect on glucose metabolism (29). Women with PCOS and GDM were more likely to have impaired fasting blood glucose or impaired glucose tolerance at 18 months post-delivery compared with women that only exhibited GDM (29). Furthermore, hyperandrogenism with accompanying anovulation is one of the main features of PCOS and a previous study has demonstrated that patients with PCOS had lower levels of free androgen and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) compared with patients without GDM (30). A previous study also demonstrated that obese women with PCOS and low SHBG levels were more likely to develop GDM compared with those with high SHBG levels (31).
During early pregnancy, estrogen and progesterone stimulate maternal β cell proliferation and insulin secretion, which promotes maternal fat and hepatic glycogen storage to support fetal growth (32,33). In the first trimester of pregnancy, insulin sensitivity may increase. However, as the pregnancy progresses to mid-pregnancy, systemic insulin sensitivity declines gradually (33). Previous studies have reported that IR is more prevalent in patients with GDM, leading to an increase in maternal blood glucose (17,18). Additionally, there is evidence to suggest that IR is present in women with gestational hypertension (34) and increased blood pressure in pregnancy has been associated with the gradual impairment of glucose tolerance (35). These studies reinforce the results of the present study.
Patients with GDM have higher levels of TGs and lower insulin sensitivity (36). In addition, mRNA levels of genes involved in lipid and fatty acid metabolism are often altered in women with GDM (37). Changes in maternal lipid metabolism during pregnancy are characterized by a modest increase in lipids during early pregnancy and a significant increase in lipids during late pregnancy, particularly TGs and cholesterol (38). Lipid levels are closely associated with the dysfunction of visceral abdominal adipose tissue (39). A previous study demonstrated that central fat deposition is more closely associated with perinatal diseases (such as GDM) compared with peripheral fat accumulation (40). Ultrasounds are used to measure visceral and subcutaneous fat thickness during pregnancy due to their good practicability, objectivity and reproducibility, with VFT and SFT generally considered as appropriate to measure the distribution of visceral and subcutaneous fat. The present study observed that pregnant women with GDM had more VFT and SFT and it has been demonstrated that increased subcutaneous and visceral fat may lead to increased IR in muscle and adipose tissue (41).
Hs-CRP is an acute-phase protein associated with an increased risk of GDM (42). Given the positive association between hs-CRP and the risk of GDM development, the present study also observed that hs-CRP levels may predict GDM risk. In addition, the current study demonstrated that women with GDM exhibited higher concentrations of visfatin compared with healthy pregnant controls, which is consistent with a previous study (43). The study also reported the association between serum visfatin, fasting blood glucose, insulin and post-load insulin levels. Thus, altogether the accumulating evidence suggests that dyslipidemia and inflammation may serve an essential role in the progression of GDM.
However, as an important index of visceral fat metabolism (particularly liver fat metabolism), there was no significant difference in liver function between the two groups. This may be due to the limited sample quantity the current study. In future research, pregnant rats fed with a high fat diet could be used to study the association between liver function and adipose tissue.
In conclusion, age, pre-pregnancy BMI, a family history of diabetes, PCOS and levels of TGs, HbA1c, TC, LDL-c, visfatin, hs-CRP, VFT and SFT were all demonstrated to be independent risk factors of GDM. By analyzing maternal characteristics, sociodemographic characteristics, serological indicators and ultrasound examinations, the results of the present study suggested that this combined method adequately estimated the risk factors for GDM in the second trimester. Following the successful predictive ability of the model, it is hypothesized that the prediction model developed in the present study may represent an improved model capable of predicting GDM in women in the Tangshan area. In addition, it is noteworthy that only Tangshan Gongren Hospital and the other eight flagship hospitals in Tangshan have been included in the present study to develop the GDM risk prediction model. The results may not therefore be representative of the total population. In future studies, large-scale multi-center clinical trials are required before generalizing the results to the population of China.
Acknowledgements
Not Applicable.
Funding
The present study was supported by Tangshan Science and Technology Project (grant no. 17130224a).
Availability of data and materials
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Authors' contributions
YZ, LZ and HF conceived and designed the study. LT, XL, GZ, JQ and DZ performed data collection and ultrasonic examination. LT and HF wrote the manuscript. DZ and HF reviewed and edited the manuscript. All authors read and approved the manuscript.
Ethics approval and consent to participate
All research was conducted with the approval of the Ethics Committee of Tangshan Gongren Hospital (clearance number GRYY-LL-2016-03). All subjects signed written informed consent.
Patient consent for publication
Not applicable.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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