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Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: A prospective study in a tertiary care institution of North India.
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PMID:  22176476     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Aim:  The aim of this study was to determine the relevance of universal screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the patients attending the antenatal clinic of a tertiary institute of North India. Material and Methods:  This was a prospective study conducted on 700 pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic of Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi at or before 24 weeks of gestation. All patients underwent screening with a 50-g 1-h glucose challenge test at 24-28 weeks of gestation. The women with an abnormal glucose challenge test subsequently underwent a diagnostic 3-h oral glucose tolerance test. All the patients were followed up till delivery. Results:  Out of 700, thirteen patients were lost to follow up and hence the final outcomes were measured on 687 patients. Out of 687, 613 patients (89.2%) had a normal glucose challenge test value, that is, <140 mg%, and 74 (10.8%) had a glucose challenge test value ≥140 mg%. On the subsequent oral glucose tolerance test, 64 (9.3%) had normal values and only 10 (1.5%) had an abnormal oral glucose tolerance test, that is, GDM. Conclusion:  With such a low prevalence rate it appears to be unjustified to recommend universal screening for GDM. These findings may be considered as a basis for conducting larger, multicentric studies to establish the prevalence rate of GDM before deciding on a policy for screening.
Authors:
Reva Tripathi; Nalini Tolia; Vinod Kumar Gupta; Yedla Manikya Mala; Siddarth Ramji; Shakun Tyagi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-12-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1341-8076     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
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Created Date:  2011-12-19     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9612761     Medline TA:  J Obstet Gynaecol Res     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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© 2011 The Authors. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research © 2011 Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Affiliation:
Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College Department of Biochemistry, G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
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