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Although postpartum weight management presents a critical opportunity for intervention, the behavioral and psychosocial pathways linking body mass index (BMI) trajectories after childbirth to CKM progression remain poorly defined.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This prospective cohort study followed 1,268 women with prior GDM, enrolled within six months after delivery and tracked over a median period of 6.5 years. Latent class growth modeling was employed to identify distinct patterns of postpartum BMI change. Psychosocial stress and sleep quality were assessed using standardized instruments at baseline and at the three-year follow-up. Incident CKM outcomes\u2014including hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)\u2014were verified through clinical records. Multivariable Cox regression was used to evaluate the relationship between BMI trajectories and CKM risk, while parallel mediation models quantified the indirect contributions of stress and sleep disturbances.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Participants with persistently high or progressively increasing BMI patterns experienced significantly elevated risks of CKM outcomes (hazard ratios ranging from 1.35 to 2.10, all p &amp;lt; 0.01), compared to those with stable or declining BMI. Mediation analysis revealed that psychosocial stress and impaired sleep jointly mediated 12.3% (95% CI: 0.02\u20130.09 for stress; 0.00\u20130.07 for sleep) of the association in the gradual increase group and 18.5% (95% CI: 0.04\u20130.13 for stress; 0.02\u20130.09 for sleep) in the persistently high group, indicating statistically significant indirect effects.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>In women with a history of GDM, adverse postpartum BMI trajectories are strongly associated with increased long-term risk of CKM morbidity, with behavioral factors such as stress and sleep quality serving as partial mediators.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fendo.2025.1641103","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,21]],"date-time":"2025-07-21T04:10:35Z","timestamp":1753071035000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Longitudinal patterns of 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