Pregnancy outcomes of early detected gestational diabetes: a retrospective comparison cohort study, Qatar

ObjectiveTo compare pregnancy outcomes in patients with early versus usual gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).DesignA retrospective cohort study.SettingsThe Women’s Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar.ParticipantsGDM women who attended and delivered in the Women’s Hospital, between January a...

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Published in:BMJ open 2019-02, Vol.9 (2), p.e023612
Main Authors: Bashir, Mohammed, Baagar, Khaled, Naem, Emad, Elkhatib, Fadi, Alshaybani, Noor, Konje, Justin C, Abou-Samra, Abdul-Badi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Antidiabetics
Birth Weight
Blood Glucose
Body Mass Index
Cesarean Section - statistics & numerical data
Classification
Cohort analysis
Diabetes
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Diabetes, Gestational - epidemiology
Fasting
Female
Fetal Macrosomia - epidemiology
Gestational diabetes
Glucose
Health risk assessment
Humans
Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia - etiology
Infant, Newborn
Insulin
Logistic Models
Meta-analysis
Obesity
Patients
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Premature Birth - epidemiology
Prenatal care
Qatar - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Systematic review
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Summary:ObjectiveTo compare pregnancy outcomes in patients with early versus usual gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).DesignA retrospective cohort study.SettingsThe Women’s Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar.ParticipantsGDM women who attended and delivered in the Women’s Hospital, between January and December 2016. GDM was diagnosed based on the 2013-WHO criteria. The study included 801 patients; of which, 273 E-GDM and 528 U-GDM. Early GDM (E-GDM) and usual GDM (U-GDM) were defined as GDM detected before and after 24 weeks’ gestation, respectively.OutcomesMaternal and neonatal outcomes and the impact of timing of GDM-diagnosis on pregnancy outcomes.ResultsAt conception, E-GDM women were older (mean age 33.5±5.4 vs 32.0±5.4 years, p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023612