That the AUC of adiponectin for GDM of 0.78 (95% CI 0.74, 0.81), and 0.79 (95% CI 0.75, 0.83) if it is measured exclusively in the first trimester, exceeds the performance of adiposity measures for prediction of type 2 diabetes (AUCs for single adiposity measures 0.66–0.73), and is equivalent to the AUCs for glycaemia variables including fasting glucose (AUCs 0.73–0.78), suggests that it could be used in a similar fashion to these for stratification of risk. Here, ADIPOQ is linked to gestational diabetes.