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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jun 26;201(2):177.e1–177.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.03.031

TABLE 3.

Cumulative incidence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) during fixed follow-up intervals

Year, follow-up No. of new cases of MetS/no. of individuals at risk through end
of interval
Years 0–7,
n/N (%)		 Years > 7–10,
n/N (%)		 Years > 10–
15, n/N (%)		 Years > 15–
20, n/N (%)
Interim birth groups
      0 births 30/1005 (3.0) 23/785 (2.9) 31/585 (5.3) 48/445 (10.8)
Non-GDM
      1 birth 6/260 (2.3) 5/258 (1.9) 16/229 (7.0) 18/181 (9.9)
      ≥ 2 births 2/140 (1.4) 10/251 (4.0) 19/331 (5.7) 27/306 (8.8)
GDM
      ≥ 1 births 6/46 (13.0) 5/59 (8.5) 4/70 (5.7) 9/59 (15.3)
Overall total 44/1451 (3.0) 43/1353 (3.2) 70/1215 (5.8) 102/991 (10.3)

GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; MetS, metabolic syndrome.