• Associations of low sex hormone-binding globulin and androgen excess in early pregnancy with fasting and post-prandial hyperglycaemia, gestational diabetes, and its severity 

      Mustaniemi, Sanna; Morin-Papunen, Laure; Keikkala, Elina; Öhman, Hanna; Surcel, Heljä-Marja; Kaaja, Risto; Gissler, Mika; Eriksson, Johan G.; Laivuori, Hannele; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Vääräsmäki, Marja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Aims We studied whether androgen excess and low sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) measured in early pregnancy are independently associated with fasting and post-prandial hyperglycaemia, gestational diabetes (GDM), and ...
    • Gestational diabetes is associated with the risk of offspring's congenital anomalies: a register-based cohort study 

      Kinnunen, Jenni; Nikkinen, Hilkka; Keikkala, Elina; Mustaniemi, Sanna; Gissler, Mika; Laivuori, Hannele; Eriksson, Johan G.; Kaaja, Risto; Pouta, Anneli; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Vääräsmäki, Marja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common pregnancy-related disorder and a well-known risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. There are conflicting findings on the association of GDM with the risk of ...
    • Increased Oral Care Needs and Third Molar Symptoms in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Finnish Gestational Diabetes Case-Control Study 

      Pukkila, Jenni; Mustaniemi, Sanna; Lingaiah, Shilpa; Lappalainen, Olli-Pekka; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Pouta, Anneli; Kaaja, Risto; Eriksson, Johan G.; Laivuori, Hannele; Gissler, Mika; Vääräsmäki, Marja; Keikkala, Elina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      (1) Hyperglycemia and oral pathology accelerate each other in diabetes. We evaluated whether gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with self-reported increased oral health care needs and oral symptoms, including ...
    • Normal Gestational Weight Gain Protects From Large-for-Gestational-Age Birth Among Women With Obesity and Gestational Diabetes 

      Mustaniemi, Sanna; Nikkinen, Hilkka; Bloigu, Aini; Pouta, Anneli; Kaaja, Risto; Eriksson, Johan G.; Laivuori, Hannele; Gissler, Mika; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Vääräsmäki, Marja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: Pre-pregnancy obesity, excess gestational weight gain (GWG), and gestational diabetes (GDM) increase fetal growth. Our aim was to assess whether normal GWG is associated with lower risk for a large-for-gestational-age ...
    • Pregnancy outcomes according to the definition of gestational diabetes 

      Koivunen, Sanna; Viljakainen, Matti; Männistö, Tuija; Gissler, Mika; Pouta, Anneli; Kaaja, Risto; Eriksson, Johan G.; Laivuori, Hannele; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Vääräsmäki, Marja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objective To assess the frequency and perinatal outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) defined by the criteria according to the International Association of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG) and the ...
    • Serum ceramides in early pregnancy as predictors of gestational diabetes 

      Mustaniemi, Sanna; Keikkala, Elina; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Nurhonen, Markku; Jylhä, Antti; Morin-Papunen, Laure; Öhman, Hanna; Männistö, Tuija; Laivuori, Hannele; Eriksson, Johan G.; Laaksonen, Reijo; Vääräsmäki, Marja; Kaaja, Risto; Gissler, Mika; Pouta, Anneli (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Ceramides contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes but it is uncertain whether they predict gestational diabetes (GDM). In this multicentre case–control study including 1040 women with GDM and 958 non-diabetic ...