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Serum 25(OH)D, fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and fasting serum insulin (FSI) were measured using overnight maternal fasting venous blood samples. Serum 25(OH)D level\u2009&lt;\u200920\u2005ng\/mL was considered as \u201chypovitaminosis D\u201d. SPSS version 23.0 was used in data analysis.\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    During pregnancy, 44.2% (n\u2009=\u200938) of GDM and 38.4% (n\u2009=\u200933) of non-GDM mothers had received vitamin D supplements. Mean serum 25(OH)D concentrations between GDM and non-GDM mothers were 15.5\u2009\u00b1\u20094.5\u2005ng\/mL and 19.4\u2009\u00b1\u20095.9\u2005ng\/mL, respectively (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Among the participants, 84.9% of GDM and 60.5% of non-GDM mothers had serum 25(OH)D level\u2009&lt;\u200920\u2005ng\/mL. FPG and HOMA-IR of GDM mothers were negatively correlated with serum 25(OH)D level (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Hypovitaminosis D was significantly associated with developing GDM after adjusting for family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, maternal employment status, history of GDM, FPG, GWG at 24\u201328 weeks and HOMA-IR (aOR = 2.49; 95% CI: 1.083\u20135.762;\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.032).\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Future randomized controlled trials are recommended to determine whether adequate vitamin D supplementation can effectively reduce the incidence of developing GDM.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/02601060251348690","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,10]],"date-time":"2025-06-10T03:46:38Z","timestamp":1749527198000},"page":"1011-1019","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Comparative analysis of serum 25(OH)D levels and selected biochemical parameters between pregnant mothers with and without gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM): A case-control study conducted among a selected population of pregnant mothers at a tertiary-care hospital in Sri Lanka"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"32","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-3448-4636","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yureka Demini","family":"Wimalajeewa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Sri Jayewardenepura"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6616-222X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Usha Pushkala Kumari","family":"Hettiaratchi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Sri Jayewardenepura"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0191-0973","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Thamara Dilhani","family":"Amarasekara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Sri Jayewardenepura"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6503-0396","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shamini","family":"Prathapan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Sri Jayewardenepura"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1915-9401","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Madura Mangala","family":"Jayawardane","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Sri Jayewardenepura"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/nu14010102"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Anusha K Hettiarachchi UPK Liyanage G et al. 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