Naila Mushtaq Ahmad, Mushtaq Ahmad Shahid, Arif Gulzar, Mehak Ahmad, Asad Shaheer Khan.
Frequency of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among Pregnant Women.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(4):1720-2.

Background: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) frequency among pregnant women varies according to different cultures and countries. Also there are some factors which may predispose pregnant women towards GDM. Aim: To determine the frequency of GDM among pregnant women presenting in our hospital. Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was done at Avicenna Medical College, Lahore, over a period of 2 years. We included all the patients presenting in Obstetrics and Gynecology department with conf irmed pregnancy. They were screened for GDM using The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG, 2001) criteria at 24-28 weeks and 34th-36th weeks of gestation. All data was analyzed using SPSS version 2 4. Results: A total of 558 patients were included in this study over 2 years of study period. The mean age was found to be 29.42 +/-6.10 years. Most of the women were having age <30 years, were uneducated and were housewives. Among them 194 patient (34.76%) were primigravida. GDM was found in 47 patients of 558 included in this study (8.42%). GDM was stratified presence/absence of GDM for risk factors including age, educational status of mothers, gravida status, previous pregnancy GDM status and BMI. However, it was not significant for any of these variables. Conclusion: We conclude that frequency of GDM is quite higher in our pregnant women and we need to educate our patients about this entity. Also were commend screening all patients for GDM having pregnancy.

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