A prospective study of early pregnancy metal concentrations and gestational diabetes mellitus based on a birth cohort in Northwest China

Abstract Background Exposure to metals during early pregnancy may affect maternal glucose metabolism. We were aimed to assess the associations between early pregnancy whole blood concentrations of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), and magnesium (Mg) with GDM later in the second trimes...

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Published in:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Main Authors: Doudou Zhao, Jie Chen, Xiayang Li, Yishuai Huang, Yu Zhang, Fuyang Zhao, Danmeng Liu, Li Shan, Yang Mi, Lei Shang, Pengfei Qu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07336-2