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World J Diabetes. Jan 15, 2026; 17(1): 112690
Published online Jan 15, 2026. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v17.i1.112690
Published online Jan 15, 2026. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v17.i1.112690
Body composition and adipokines in pregnant women: Associations with gestational diabetes mellitus risk
Lan Li, Yan-Chao Mu, Da-Wei Wang, Jie Du, Clinical Laboratory, Anyang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Anyang Children’s Hospital, Anyang 455000, Henan Province, China
Zhi-Jun Zhang, Department of Anesthesiology and Operating Theater, Anyang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Anyang Children’s Hospital, Anyang 455000, Henan Province, China
Feng-Jiao Wang, Women’s Health Management Center, Anyang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Anyang Children’s Hospital, Anyang 455000, Henan Province, China
Co-first authors: Lan Li and Yan-Chao Mu.
Author contributions: Li L proposed the research idea or question, prepared the first draft of the manuscript; Wang DW collected, managed and processed the data; Du J conducted the statistical analysis or calculation work, designed the research method; Mu YC obtained the funding for this research, and contributed to the revision and improvement of the manuscript; Wang FJ carried out the experiment or research; Zhang ZJ guided the research and supervised the team.
Institutional review board statement: This retrospective study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Anyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital (approval No. AF/04-07.0/10.0).
Informed consent statement: This study is a retrospective study and informed consent is not applicable.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: The datasets used and analyzed during the current study available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Open Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Lan Li, MD, Doctor, Clinical Laboratory, Anyang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Anyang Children’s Hospital, No. 96 Jiefang Avenue, Beiguan District, Anyang 455000, Henan Province, China. lanlinangan@126.com
Received: August 4, 2025
Revised: September 8, 2025
Accepted: December 1, 2025
Published online: January 15, 2026
Processing time: 164 Days and 11.7 Hours
Revised: September 8, 2025
Accepted: December 1, 2025
Published online: January 15, 2026
Processing time: 164 Days and 11.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study investigates the interplay between body composition and adipokine levels in pregnant women, aiming to clarify their combined and individual associations with gestational diabetes mellitus risk. It highlights how adipose tissue-derived factors and body composition metrics may serve as potential markers or mechanistic links in gestational diabetes mellitus pathogenesis, offering insights for early risk assessment and intervention.