PPAR-g2 Pro12Ala polymorphism is associated with weight gain in women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Tok, Devrim | Erdal, Mehmet Emin

Objective: The polymorphisms of peroxisome proliferator–activator receptor-g2 (PPAR-g2) have been suggested to affect glucose metabolism and weight gain. Both conditions show great variations during pregnancy that makes pregnancy a suitable condition to detect any metabolic abnormalities related to PPAR-g2 polymorphisms. The objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence and metabolic impacts of PPAR-g2 polymorphism in control pregnant women and in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods: In this case-control study, anthropometric and metabolic variables of 100 non-diabetic pregnant women and of 62 women who were diagnosed as having GDM according to 100 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) were compared on the basis of PPAR-g2 polymorphism by univariate analysi...