Pregnancy outcomes according to the definition of gestational diabetes.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To assess the frequency and perinatal outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) defined by the criteria according to the International Association of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) diagnostic criteria for GDM. DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Six secondary and tertiary delivery hospitals in Finland in 2009. POPULATION:Pregnant women (N = 4,033) and their offspring. METHODS:We used data on comprehensive screening of pregnant women with a 2-h 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), performed between gestational weeks 24 and 40. OGTT glucose concentrations were used to identify women who fulfilled IADPSG and NICE criteria. While cut-offs according to Finnish national criteria partly overl

SUBMITTER: Koivunen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7058278 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature