156-LB: Effect of Maternal Obesity and GDM on Children’s Obesity and Fat Distribution

Background: Women with obesity or gestational diabetes (GDM) and their children are at risk for type 2 diabetes. Given that obesity and fat distribution are correlated with insulin resistance, we examined whether there are differences in total adiposity and fat distribution among women who were lean (NW) or obese (Ob) with no GDM history, verses women with prior GDM, and their children. We hypothesized that dyads in the GDM group would have greater adiposity and more centralized fat distribution compared to dyads in the NW and Ob groups. Methods: Mother-child dyads were enrolled 4-10 years after a pregnancy complicated by GDM (N=73), or without GDM and NW (N=76) or Ob (N=76). Body weight, height, and anthropometric measures of adiposity were collected. ANCOVA were used to assess group differences in BMI, BMIz (in children), sum of skinfolds (SS), waist to hip ratio (WHR), and central (suprailiac + subscapular) to peripheral (thigh + tricep) skinfold ratio (CvP). Models were adjusted for age and race for mothers, along with tanner stage and sex for children. Results: Women with prior GDM had greater BMI and SS compared to women in the NW group (P