Seasonal Pattern in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Poland: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: The existing literature does not address the question of the seasonal impact on pregnancy in Central-Eastern Europe; therefore, this study was designed to investigate the seasonal variation in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) based on a recent Polish sample. The data of 30,205 newborns from singleton pregnancies and their mothers, including the date and gestational age of birth, neonatal sex and weight, maternal age and parity, mode of delivery, ethnicity, and a detailed list of comorbidities (including GDM), were retrospectively analysed. The prevalence of GDM was significantly (p < 0.0001) lower in spring (14.71%) than in the other seasons (16.78%). A higher incidence of GDM was observed for mothers who underwent an oral glucose tolerance test from June to August compared to th

SUBMITTER: Walkowiak MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10669897 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature