Screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Although diabetes is rapidly increasing in India, there is no national consensus on best practices for screening, diagnosis, and management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The goal of this study was to systematically review the literature for studies reporting the prevalence and screening and diagnostic methods for gestational diabetes in India.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, Embase, and POPLINE for studies on screening for GDM in India. We included English-language full reports and conference abstracts of cross-sectional studies, prospective, and retrospective cohorts that reported the screening method and prevalence of GDM. We performed descriptive analysis on all studies and meta-analysis, meta-regression, and subgroup meta-analysis on studies with medium or lo

SUBMITTER: Li KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5999405 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature