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Figure 1.4. The metabolic syndrome
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Insuline resistance
Obesity
Metabolic Syndrome
Dyslipidemia
Hypertension
Increased risk cardiometabolic disease
Studies show no increased risk for cardiovascular disease13 15. However, since diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the follow-up of the cohort studies might have been too short to identify this increased risk.
Currently the pre-pregnancy metabolic health of women with a subsequent first episode of gestational diabetes mellitus has not been studied. Whether gestational diabetes mellitus itself adds to the risk of future diabetes mellitus is unclear.
Metabolic syndrome
Women with a history of preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction or gestational diabetes mellitus show increased risk factors for future cardiometabolic health: higher blood pressure, higher BMI, higher fasting
