Dietary Quality and Glycemic Control Among Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objective

Poor dietary quality, measured by the Healthy Eating Index 2010 (HEI-2010), is associated with risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and type 2 diabetes. The aim was to investigate the association between dietary quality and glycemic control in women with GDM.

Materials and methods

The study included 1220 women with GDM. Dietary quality was calculated by HEI-2010 score from a Food Frequency Questionnaire administered shortly after GDM diagnosis; higher scores indicate higher dietary quality. Subsequent glycemic control was defined as ≥80% of all capillary glucose measurements meeting recommended clinical targets below 95 mg/dL for fasting, and below 140 mg/dL 1-hour glucose after meals.

Results

As compared with Quartile 1 of HEI-2010 score,

SUBMITTER: Gadgil MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6390645 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature