Seasonal and SARS-CoV-2 pandemic changes in the incidence of gestational diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the hypothesis that there is seasonal variation in the rates of gestational diabetes (GDM) diagnosed using a 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test.

Design

Monthly assessment of the percentage of women screened from 1 April 2016 to the 31 December 2020 who were diagnosed as having gestational diabetes.

Setting

London teaching hospital.

Population

28 128 women receiving antenatal care between 1 April 2016 and 31 December 2020.

Methods

Retrospective study of prospectively collected data.

Main outcome measures

Proportion of women screened diagnosed as having gestational diabetes.

Results

The mean (SD) percentage of women diagnosed with GDM was 14.78 (2.24) in summer (June, July, August) compared with 11.23 (1.62) in winter (P < 0

SUBMITTER: Cauldwell M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8209849 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature