Passive smoking and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pregestational smoking increases the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and is a common health problem during pregnancy, with its incidence on the rise worldwide, especially in China. This study is a meta-analysis of passive smoking as a risk factor associated with GDM.

Methods

Two independent reviewers searched passive smoking and the risk of GDM in PubMed, Medline, Web of Knowledge, Science Direct, China National Knowledge Internet (CNKI) and Wanfang databases (up to May 2023). The authors extracted the study data independently and used the Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS) to evaluate the quality of the included articles. A meta-analysis was conducted using a random effects model depending on the size of the heterogeneity. Begg's and Egger's tests were pe

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10501223 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature