The goals of our study are to prospectively examine whether longer duration of lactation is associated with development of type 2 diabetes in women of reproductive age during the 25-year CARDIA study period (1986-2011) and assess changes in risk factors. We will identify changes in cardiometabolic risk factors and biomarkers linked to incident type 2 DM as well as lactation, and examine duration of lactation for all pregnancies in relation visceral fat levels in mid-life.
Lactation and Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus in CARDIA Women
Investigator: Gunderson, Erica
Funder: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
