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We collected fasting maternal blood at enrollment; neonatal anthropometrics, air displacement plethysmography, and umbilical cord blood at delivery; and infant body composition at 3 months. Biomarkers and outcomes were compared between maternal exposure groups. Multivariable regression with backward selection identified predictors of offspring outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Of 283 participants enrolled, 278 were included in the final analysis: 95 (34.2%) had normal BMI, 104 (37.4%) had obesity without GDM, and 79 (28.4%) had GDM. Maternal biomarkers differed between groups with highest HbA1c, insulin, glucose, triglycerides, and free fatty acids in GDM. Leptin, IL-6, and CRP were highest with obesity, and adiponectin was highest with normal BMI. Neonates born to participants with GDM had higher birthweight, head and abdominal circumferences, and higher C-peptide and leptin levels. No differences were observed between fat free mass, fat mass, percent fat or body mass. By 3 months, only head circumference remained different between groups. Maternal triglycerides was a predictor of multiple neonatal outcomes including birthweight, head and abdominal circumference and leptin. Marital status and delivery gestational age were also associated with multiple outcomes whereas maternal age, gestational weight gain, HbA1c, and cholesterol were only associated with one outcome. Chronic hypertension, income, and IL-6 were not associated with any outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Maternal obesity and GDM are associated with neonatal overgrowth, and hypertriglyceridemia may be an important contributor. These findings underscore the importance of metabolic optimization (weight loss, glycemic control, lipid management) before conception to mitigate intergenerational transmission of obesity and metabolic disease.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2920-7436","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,25]],"date-time":"2026-07-25T00:44:06Z","timestamp":1784940246000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Association of Maternal Obesity and Gestational Diabetes during Pregnancy with Offspring Adiposity and Dysmetabolism: The Intergenerational Transmission of Obesity (ITO) Study"],"prefix":"10.1055","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4837-8059","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ashley N.","family":"Battarbee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Research in Women's Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, United States","place":["Birmingham"]},{"name":"University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, United States","place":["Birmingham"],"department":["Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christina T.","family":"Blanchard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Research in Women's Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, United States","place":["Birmingham"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paula","family":"Chandler-Laney","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Research in Women's Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, United States","place":["Birmingham"]},{"name":"The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, United States","place":["Birmingham"],"department":["Department of Nutritional Sciences"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ebony B.","family":"Carter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, North Carolina, United States","place":["Chapel Hill"],"department":["Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"W. 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