Characteristics of gestational diabetes subtypes classified by oral glucose tolerance test values.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In clinical practice, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is treated as a homogenous disease but emerging evidence suggests that the diagnosis of GDM possibly comprises different metabolic entities. In this study, we aimed to assess early pregnancy characteristics of gestational diabetes mellitus entities classified according to the presence of fasting and/or post-load hyperglycaemia in the diagnostic oral glucose tolerance test performed at mid-gestation.

Methods

In this prospective cohort study, 1087 pregnant women received a broad risk evaluation and laboratory examination at early gestation and were later classified as normal glucose tolerant (NGT), as having isolated fasting hyperglycaemia (GDM-IFH), isolated post-load hyperglycaemia (GDM-IPH) or combined hyp

SUBMITTER: Kotzaeridi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8459269 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature