Progression to type 2 diabetes in women with a known history of gestational diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate and compare progression rates to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and healthy controls.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

Medline and Embase between January 2000 and December 2019, studies published in English and conducted on humans.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Observational studies investigating progression to T2DM. Inclusion criteria were postpartum follow-up for at least 12 months, incident physician based diagnosis of diabetes, T2DM reported as a separate outcome rather than combined with impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance, and studies with both a group of patients with GDM and a control group.

Results

This meta-analysis o

SUBMITTER: Vounzoulaki E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7218708 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature