Cognitive Function and Army Rejection Rate in Young Adult Male Offspring of Women With Diabetes: A Danish population-based cohort study

• Published in: Diabetes care Vol. 30; no. 11; pp. 2827 - 2831
• Main Authors: Nielsen, Gunnar Lauge, Dethlefsen, Claus, Sørensen, Henrik Toft, Pedersen, Jan Fog, Molsted-Pedersen, Lars
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01.11.2007
• Subjects: adults; analysis; Biological and medical sciences; Cognition; Cognition & reasoning; Cohort Studies; Complications and side effects; Denmark; Diabetes; Diabetes in pregnancy; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus - genetics; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance; Female; genetics; gestational age; Glycated Hemoglobin; Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis; Health aspects; Hospitals; Humans; Intelligence; Intensive care; Male; Medical sciences; men; Metabolic diseases; Military Personnel; morbidity; mothers; Patient Selection; pregnancy; Prenatal influences; progeny; Psychological aspects; Recruiting and enlistment; Risk Factors; women; Womens health; Denmark; Europe; Endocrinopathy; Human; Army; Diabetes mellitus; Rate; Male; Cognition; Military environment; Epidemiology; Rejection; Progeny; Cohort study; Young adult; Danish; Female; Woman; Public health

OBJECTIVE:--While maternal diabetes is a known risk factor for perinatal complications, there is little data on long-term intellectual outcome in offspring. We compare the rejection rate and cognitive functioning of military conscripts according to maternal diabetes status during pregnancy. RESEARCH...