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Therefore, this study aims to investigate the role of ethnic origin on the risk of developing GDM in a multiethnic European cohort.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Pregnant women were included at a median gestational age of 12.9\u2009weeks and assigned to the geographical regions of origin: Caucasian Europe (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009731), Middle East and North Africa countries (MENA, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009195), Asia (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009127) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200948). At the time of recruitment maternal characteristics, glucometabolic parameters and dietary habits were assessed. An oral glucose tolerance test was performed in mid-gestation for GDM diagnosis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Mothers with Caucasian ancestry were older and had higher blood pressure and an adverse lipoprotein profile as compared to non-Caucasian mothers, whereas non-Caucasian women (especially those from MENA countries) had a higher BMI and were more insulin resistant. Moreover, we found distinct dietary habits. Non-Caucasian mothers, especially those from MENA and Asian countries, had increased incidence of GDM as compared to the Caucasian population (OR 1.87, 95%CI 1.40 to 2.52, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). Early gestational fasting glucose and insulin sensitivity were consistent risk factors across different ethnic populations, however, pregestational BMI was of particular importance in Asian mothers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Prevalence of GDM was higher among women from MENA and Asian countries, who already showed adverse glucometabolic profiles at early gestation. Fasting glucose and early gestational insulin resistance (as well as higher BMI in women from Asia) were identified as important risk factors in Caucasian and non-Caucasian patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2023.1286056","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,19]],"date-time":"2024-01-19T04:19:52Z","timestamp":1705637992000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["The impact of regional origin on the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus in a multiethnic European 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