Higher odds of gestational diabetes among women with multiple pregnancies: a nationwide register-based cohort study in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The association between multiple pregnancies and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been moderately studied. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether women with multiple pregnancies are at a higher risk of developing GDM using nationwide high-quality registers.

Materials and methods

In this retrospective cohort study, data from the National Medical Birth Register (MBR) was used to evaluate the odds of GDM as a result of multiple pregnancies. We included all pregnancies with a tested GDM recorded in the MBR between 2004 and 2018. A total of 397,810 pregnancies were included in this study. Logistic regression model was used to assess the odds for GDM among multiple pregnancies, when compared to singleton pregnancies. Odds ratios (ORs) and adju

SUBMITTER: Vaajala M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9813100 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature