Diabetic Retinopathy in Parous Women With and Without Previous Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Nationwide Register-Based Cohort Study

Key Points

• To evaluate the risk of diabetic retinopathy in parous women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus compared to those without.
• Analyzed data from a nationwide register-based cohort study
• Included parous women with diabetes
• Assessed the severity of gestational diabetes and hypertension development after pregnancy
• Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) was identified as a significant risk factor for diabetic retinopathy (DR)
• The risk of DR increased with the severity of GDM
• Women developing postpregnancy hypertension showed further increased risk for DR