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To clarify the independent and joint effects of childhood and adulthood body size on GDM risk, and explore inflammation\u2019s role.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using female-specific UK Biobank genome-wide association study data, genetic instruments for childhood\/adult body size (\u201cthinner,\u201d \u201cabout average,\u201d \u201cplumper\u201d) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were identified. GDM variants came from FinnGen. Univariable and multivariable Mendelian randomization (MR) assessed causality and mediation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Univariable MR analyses provided strong evidence for genetically predicted effects of both childhood body size (odds ratio [OR] per category\u2005=\u20051.72, 95% CI: 1.42\u20132.09, P\u2005&amp;lt;\u20050.001) and adulthood body size (OR\u2005=\u20051.59, 95% CI: 1.42\u20131.79, P\u2005&amp;lt;\u20050.001) on GDM risk. However, in multivariable MR analysis, the effect of childhood body size was attenuated and no longer significant after adjusting for adulthood body size (OR\u2005=\u20051.19, 95% CI: 0.91\u20131.48, P\u2005=\u20050.221), whereas the effect of adulthood body size remained significant even after controlling for birth weight, childhood body size, and age at menarche (OR\u2005=\u20051.42, 95% CI: 1.15\u20131.68, P\u2005=\u20050.011). Further analysis indicated that CRP partially mediated the effect of adulthood body size on GDM risk.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings suggest that childhood obesity increases the future risk of GDM primarily through its persistence into adulthood, and that inflammation, as indicated by elevated CRP levels, partially mediates the effect of adult obesity on GDM risk. 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