The Clinical Characteristics of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Korea: A National Health Information Database Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate the clinical characteristics of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in Korea, using a nationwide database.

Methods

We analyzed 417,139 women who gave birth between 2011 and 2015 using the Korean National Health Information Database. They underwent the Korean National Health Screening Program within one year before pregnancy and were not prescribed drugs for diabetes nor diagnosed with diabetes mellitus before 280 days antepartum. Patients with GDM were defined as those who visited the outpatient clinic more than twice with GDM codes.

Results

The prevalence of GDM was 12.70% and increased with increasing maternal age, prepregnancy body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) (P for trend <0.05). As compared

SUBMITTER: Kim KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8258326 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature