The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in a Danish population of women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus is three-fold higher than in the general population. - Lauenborg,J.; Mathiesen,E.; Hansen,T.; Glumer,C.; Jörgensen,T.; Borch-Johnsen,K.; Hornnes,P.; Pedersen,O.; Damm,P. (J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2005)