Validation of Self-reported Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes at 6-weeks Postpartum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-report is often used in identifying gestational diabetes events in epidemiologic studies; however, validity data are limited, with little to no data on self-reported severity or treatment.

Methods

We aimed to assess the validity of self-reported gestational diabetes diagnosis and evaluate the accuracy of glucose diagnosis results and gestational diabetes treatment self-reported at 6-week postpartum. Data were from 82 and 83 women with and without gestational diabetes, respectively, within the prospective National Institute Child Health and Human Development Fetal Growth Studies-Singletons (2009-2013). Medical record data were considered the gold standard.

Results

Sensitivity was 95% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 88, 98), and specificity was 100% (95%

SUBMITTER: Hinkle SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5538910 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature