Abstract:Objective To study the effect of weight gain during pregnancy on the incidence of diabetes. Methods Selected from July 2011 to April 2016, 1,842 women in our hospital were divided into diabetic group and healthy control group according to the incidence of diabetes mellitus, and single factor and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the clinical data of the pregnant women. Results Compared with the control group, the Body Mass Index and weight gain during pregnancy were significantly different in diabetic group (P = 0.016 and 0.037). The dietary pre-BMI and weight gain during pregnancy were significantly higher than those in the control group. The incidence of diabetes of women with pre-pregnancy BMI > 25.0 kg/m2, age > 35 years, family history of diabetes, or gestational weight gain ≥ 25.0 kg was higher than normal ones, the difference was statistically significant (P = 0.008, 0.025, 0.011 and 0.042, respectively). Pre-pregnancy BMI > 25.0 kg/m2, family history of diabetes and gestational weight gain ≥ 25.0 kg were independent risk factors for diabetes mellitus in pregnant women (P =0.023, 0.015 and 0.001, respectively). Conclusions Excessive body weight gain during pregnancy can increase the risk of diabetes, which should becontrolled during pregnancy.