Burden, risk factors and outcomes associated with gestational diabetes in a population-based cohort of pregnant women from North India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The burden of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) appears to be increasing in India and may be related to the double burden of malnutrition. The population-based incidence and risk factors of GDM, particularly in lower socio-economic populations, are not known. We conducted analyses on data from a population-based cohort of pregnant women in South Delhi, India, to determine the incidence of GDM, its risk factors and association with adverse pregnancy outcomes (stillbirth, preterm birth, large for gestational age babies) and need for caesarean section.

Methods

We analyzed data from the intervention group of the Women and Infants Integrated Interventions for Growth Study (WINGS), an individually randomized factorial design trial. An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT

SUBMITTER: Bahl S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8759176 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature