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Identification of severe gestational diabetes mellitus after new criteria used in China

Journal of Perinatology volume 36, pages 90–94 (2016)Cite this article

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Objective:

To evaluate the way to identify severe gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) according to the Ministry of Health (MOH) criteria associated with high risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Study Design:

Medical records of 9803 pregnant women attending Peking University First Hospital were analyzed retrospectively. Participants diagnosed as GDM were divided into different groups according to the different number of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) results and the prepregnancy body mass index (BMI). Participants without GDM were included in group N. The incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes was analyzed according to incremental differences in prepregnancy BMI and the number of abnormal OGTT result.

Result:

(1) There were 21.8% (2133/9803) women diagnosed as GDM. (2) The frequency of large for gestational age in group 2 (GDM with 2 or more abnormal OGTT value; 21.6%) was significantly higher than group 1 (GDM with only 1 abnormal OGTT value; 16.8%) and group N (13.2%), and there was also significant difference between group 1 and group N. (3) Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in GDM would be increased in women with prepregnancy body mass index ⩾24 kg m−2 in GDM. (4) Women with BMI <24 kg m−2 in group 1 have low risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and seldom need insulin (1.3%) in pregnancy. (5) There were 1142 cases (53.5%) of severe GDM in this study and 991 cases (46.5%) of mild GDM.

Conclusion:

GDM women with ⩾2 abnormal OGTT values or only 1 abnormal OGTT value but with prepregnancy BMI ⩾24 kg m−2 should be recognized as severe GDM. We should pay more attention to and treat selectively with the severe GDM, especially in rural areas.

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Acknowledgements

This project was supported by the Special Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 81341020).

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Wei Yu-mei searched the literature, collected and analyzed the data and drafted the report. Yan Jie contributed to modify the manuscript. Yang Hui-xia designed the study, contributed to discussion and reviewed and edited the manuscript. Professor Yang Hui-xia had full access to all the data in the study and had final responsibility for the decision to submit for publication.

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Wei, Y., Yan, J. & Yang, H. Identification of severe gestational diabetes mellitus after new criteria used in China. J Perinatol 36, 90–94 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2015.151

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