BMC medicine · 2026
Infant subcortical brain volumes associated with maternal obesity and diabetes: a large multicohort human study.
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Alex Ann M, Rasmussen Jerod M, Tuulari Jetro J, Sigurdardottir Julie Nihouarn, Buss Claudia, Donald Kirsten A, Edwards A David, Entringer Sonja, Gilmore John H, Groenewold Nynke A, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Lawrence Katherine E, Mattila Inka, Stein Dan J, Styner Martin, Thompson Paul M, Wadhwa Pathik D, Zar Heather J, Zhu Xi, de Los Campos Gustavo, Knickmeyer Rebecca C, Luo Shan, ENIGMA-ORIGINs working group
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BACKGROUND: Maternal diabetes and obesity are established risk factors for adverse offspring health. Emerging evidence suggests that these fetal programming effects vary by sex, yet it remains unclear whether these factors independently or interactively influence early brain development.
METHODS: This prospective study included 1,965 infants from six international cohorts. Infant MRI was used to derive subcortical volumes (thalamus, amygdala, hippocampus, pallidum, putamen, caudate). ComBat harmonization was applied. Multiple linear regression tested main and interaction effects of maternal obesity, maternal diabetes, and sex, controlling for covariates with false discovery rate (FDR) corrections.
RESULTS: Of the sample, 46% were female (N = 909), 9% were exposed to maternal diabetes (N = 172), 22% to maternal obesity (N = 386), and 3% to both (N = 61). MRI scans were performed at 25.9 ± 18.8 days. Maternal diabetes was associated with smaller thalamic volume (standardized β = -0.09, 95%CI -0.16 to -0.01, FDR P = 0.020), but this association was attenuated after adjusting for maternal obesity. Maternal obesity was associated with smaller hippocampal (standardized β = -0.13, 95%CI -0.21 to -0.05, FDR P = 0.009) and thalamic volumes (standardized β = -0.09, 95%CI -0.14 to -0.03, FDR P = 0.007). Sex-specific associations were observed. In females, maternal obesity was associated with smaller hippocampal (standardized β = -0.24, 95%CI -0.36 to -0.13, FDR P < 0.001) and amygdala volumes (standardized β = -0.18, 95% CI = -0.30 to -0.06, FDR P = 0.016). A three-way interaction (diabetes x obesity x sex) was observed for thalamus volume (standardized β = -0.50, 95%CI -0.81 to -0.18, FDR P = 0.017). In males, combined exposure had lower thalamic volume compared to those with one or neither exposure (all Ps < 0.05). In females, maternal obesity (standardized β = -0.12, 95%CI -0.20 to -0.04, FDR P = 0.015) and diabetes (standardized β = -0.16, 95%CI -0.30 to -0.02, FDR P = 0.042) showed independent associations with thalamic volume, without a significant interaction (standardized β = 0.23, 95%CI -0.01 to 0.46, FDR P = 0.092).
CONCLUSIONS: Maternal obesity shows stronger associations with infant subcortical volumes than maternal diabetes. It is associated with smaller hippocampal and amygdala volumes in females, while combined exposure to maternal diabetes and obesity is associated with smaller thalamic volumes in males. These findings highlight the role of maternal metabolic health and infant sex in early neurodevelopment.
METHODS: This prospective study included 1,965 infants from six international cohorts. Infant MRI was used to derive subcortical volumes (thalamus, amygdala, hippocampus, pallidum, putamen, caudate). ComBat harmonization was applied. Multiple linear regression tested main and interaction effects of maternal obesity, maternal diabetes, and sex, controlling for covariates with false discovery rate (FDR) corrections.
RESULTS: Of the sample, 46% were female (N = 909), 9% were exposed to maternal diabetes (N = 172), 22% to maternal obesity (N = 386), and 3% to both (N = 61). MRI scans were performed at 25.9 ± 18.8 days. Maternal diabetes was associated with smaller thalamic volume (standardized β = -0.09, 95%CI -0.16 to -0.01, FDR P = 0.020), but this association was attenuated after adjusting for maternal obesity. Maternal obesity was associated with smaller hippocampal (standardized β = -0.13, 95%CI -0.21 to -0.05, FDR P = 0.009) and thalamic volumes (standardized β = -0.09, 95%CI -0.14 to -0.03, FDR P = 0.007). Sex-specific associations were observed. In females, maternal obesity was associated with smaller hippocampal (standardized β = -0.24, 95%CI -0.36 to -0.13, FDR P < 0.001) and amygdala volumes (standardized β = -0.18, 95% CI = -0.30 to -0.06, FDR P = 0.016). A three-way interaction (diabetes x obesity x sex) was observed for thalamus volume (standardized β = -0.50, 95%CI -0.81 to -0.18, FDR P = 0.017). In males, combined exposure had lower thalamic volume compared to those with one or neither exposure (all Ps < 0.05). In females, maternal obesity (standardized β = -0.12, 95%CI -0.20 to -0.04, FDR P = 0.015) and diabetes (standardized β = -0.16, 95%CI -0.30 to -0.02, FDR P = 0.042) showed independent associations with thalamic volume, without a significant interaction (standardized β = 0.23, 95%CI -0.01 to 0.46, FDR P = 0.092).
CONCLUSIONS: Maternal obesity shows stronger associations with infant subcortical volumes than maternal diabetes. It is associated with smaller hippocampal and amygdala volumes in females, while combined exposure to maternal diabetes and obesity is associated with smaller thalamic volumes in males. These findings highlight the role of maternal metabolic health and infant sex in early neurodevelopment.