Review Article

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Future Cardiovascular Risk: An Update

Table 1

Frequency of metabolic syndromes in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus, according to the literature.

AuthorsFollow-up Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (%)Diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome

Bo et al., 2004 [10]8.5 yrs21ATP III
Albareda et al., 2005 [11]5 yrs11.1ATP III
Lauenborg et al., 2005 [12]9.8 yrs38.4WHO
Di Cianni et al., 2007 [13]16 months9ATP III
Vilmi-Kerälä et al., 2015 [14]2–6 yrs23.1ATP III
Noctor et al., 2015 [15]2.6 yrs25.3WHO