Gestational diabetes and its correlation with maternal socio-demographic characteristics
Background and objective: Gestational diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder of pregnancy with increasing prevalence at epidemic rates. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus and related risk factors in a sample of pregnant women in Erbil city....
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| author | Nask Jalal Jubrael Shahla K Alalaf Nazar Shabila Salah Abubaker Ali |
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| description | Background and objective: Gestational diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder of pregnancy with increasing prevalence at epidemic rates. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus and related risk factors in a sample of pregnant women in Erbil city.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a convenience sample of 216 pregnant women at primary health care centers in Erbil city, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, from April 2019 to January 2021. The pregnant women were selected independent of having or not having risk factors. Pregnant women were screened for diabetes mellitus using 50 gm glucose challenge test in 24–28th weeks of gestational age. Women with positive glucose challenge test underwent 100 g glucose tolerance test.
Results: The 50g glucose challenge test revealed that 54 women (25.0%) were positive for gestational diabetes mellitus. Glucose tolerance test (100 gm) revealed that the prevalence of diabetes among the sample was 11.9%. The association between the different characteristics and risk factors with the diagnosed diabetic status of the study participants showed that there was a significant association with the older age, obesity, higher parity, and history of recurrent miscarriage.
Conclusion: Pregnancy is associated with a high prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in the current research. Pregnant women, particularly those in advanced maternal age, with pre-pregnancy high body mass index and having a history of recurrent miscarriages, should be investigated for the possibility of the presence of gestational diabetes mellitus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c0d65cdb19d4f46b15bbe90746b6c3b2022-12-22T03:54:01ZengHawler Medical UniversityZanco Journal of Medical Sciences1995-55881995-55962022-12-0126319420210.15218/zjms.2022.021Gestational diabetes and its correlation with maternal socio-demographic characteristicsNask Jalal Jubrael0Shahla K Alalaf1Nazar Shabila2Salah Abubaker Ali3Directorate of Health, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan RegionDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan RegionCollege of Health Sciences, Catholic University in Erbil, Erbil, Iraq.Department of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan RegionBackground and objective: Gestational diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder of pregnancy with increasing prevalence at epidemic rates. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus and related risk factors in a sample of pregnant women in Erbil city. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a convenience sample of 216 pregnant women at primary health care centers in Erbil city, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, from April 2019 to January 2021. The pregnant women were selected independent of having or not having risk factors. Pregnant women were screened for diabetes mellitus using 50 gm glucose challenge test in 24–28th weeks of gestational age. Women with positive glucose challenge test underwent 100 g glucose tolerance test. Results: The 50g glucose challenge test revealed that 54 women (25.0%) were positive for gestational diabetes mellitus. Glucose tolerance test (100 gm) revealed that the prevalence of diabetes among the sample was 11.9%. The association between the different characteristics and risk factors with the diagnosed diabetic status of the study participants showed that there was a significant association with the older age, obesity, higher parity, and history of recurrent miscarriage. Conclusion: Pregnancy is associated with a high prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in the current research. Pregnant women, particularly those in advanced maternal age, with pre-pregnancy high body mass index and having a history of recurrent miscarriages, should be investigated for the possibility of the presence of gestational diabetes mellitus.https://zjms.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/zjms/article/view/832gestational diabetes mellitusdemographic characterglucose tolerance testprevalence rate |
| spellingShingle | Nask Jalal Jubrael Shahla K Alalaf Nazar Shabila Salah Abubaker Ali Gestational diabetes and its correlation with maternal socio-demographic characteristics Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences gestational diabetes mellitus demographic character glucose tolerance test prevalence rate |
| title | Gestational diabetes and its correlation with maternal socio-demographic characteristics |
| title_full | Gestational diabetes and its correlation with maternal socio-demographic characteristics |
| title_fullStr | Gestational diabetes and its correlation with maternal socio-demographic characteristics |
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| title_short | Gestational diabetes and its correlation with maternal socio-demographic characteristics |
| title_sort | gestational diabetes and its correlation with maternal socio demographic characteristics |
| topic | gestational diabetes mellitus demographic character glucose tolerance test prevalence rate |
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