A population-based observational study of diabetes during pregnancy in Victoria, Australia, 1999-2008.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This paper reports secular trends in diabetes in pregnancy in Victoria, Australia and examines the effect of including or excluding women with pre-existing diabetes on gestational diabetes (GDM) prevalence estimates.

Design

Population-based observational study.

Setting

All births in Victoria, Australia between 1999 and 2008 PARTICIPANTS: 634,932 pregnancies resulting in a birth registered with the Victorian Perinatal Data Collection

Outcome measures

Crude and age-standardised secular trends in pre-existing diabetes and GDM prevalence; secular GDM trends by maternal birthplace; effects on GDM prevalence of including and excluding pre-existing diabetes from the denominator.

Results

Of the 634,932 pregnancies, 2954 (0.5%) occurred in women with p

SUBMITTER: Abouzeid M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4244457 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature