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Pregnancy outcomes of women with untreated ‘mild’ gestational diabetes (gestational diabetes by the WHO 2013 but not by the WHO-1999 diagnostic criteria) – A population-based cohort study

Visolyi, Gergely Á; Kun, Attila; Szalai, Orsolya; Svébis, Márk M; Domján, Beatrix A; Zsirai, László; Tabák, Ádám G; (2023) Pregnancy outcomes of women with untreated ‘mild’ gestational diabetes (gestational diabetes by the WHO 2013 but not by the WHO-1999 diagnostic criteria) – A population-based cohort study. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice , 203 , Article 110874. 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110874. Green open access

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Abstract

AIMS: We compared pregnancy outcomes of untreated 'mild' GDM (GDM by WHO 2013 but not by WHO-1999) to normal glucose tolerant women (NGT). METHODS: In a universal screening program 4333 pregnant women had a 3-point 75 g OGTT in Hungary in 2009-2013. By WHO-2013 untreated NGT was diagnosed in n = 3303, 'mild' GDM in n = 336 cases. RESULTS: 'Mild' GDM women were older (mean difference, SE: 1.4, 0.3 yrs), had higher fasting (1.0, 0.02), 60-minute (1.0, 0.09), and 120-minute (0.4, 0.06 mmol/l) blood glucose, and blood pressure (2.6, 0.5/2.0, 0.5 mmHg). Weight gain was similar in both groups (-0.3, 0.3 kg). GDM newborns were heavier (142, 50 g) and were more frequently macrosomic (>4000 g, OR 1.85, 95 %CI 1.35-2.54). Hypertension during pregnancy was more prevalent in the GDM group (OR 1.55, 95 %CI 1.05-2.28), as well as induced (OR 1.38, 95 %CI 1.10-1.74) and instrumental delivery (OR 1.34, 95 %CI 1.07-1.68), and acute caesarean section (OR 1.32, 95 %CI 1.04-1.64). Most of these differences substantially attenuated or became non-significant after adjustment for pre-pregnancy BMI. CONCLUSIONS: Pregnancy outcomes of 'mild' GDM were worse compared to normal glucose tolerant women however these differences were explained by the pre-pregnancy BMI difference between groups.

Type: Article
Title: Pregnancy outcomes of women with untreated ‘mild’ gestational diabetes (gestational diabetes by the WHO 2013 but not by the WHO-1999 diagnostic criteria) – A population-based cohort study
Location: Ireland
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110874
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110874
Language: English
Additional information: © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: GDM criteria, Gestational diabetes mellitus, Macrosomia, Pregnancy outcomes
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry > Mental Health of Older People
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10176520
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