Prevalence of gestational diabetes and its risk factors in Kermanshah 2009

MehrAli Rahimi; Zhale Dinari; Farid Najafi

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Prevalence of gestational diabetes and its risk factors in Kermanshah 2009

Author(s):

MehrAli Rahimi^1,*,

Zhale Dinari²,

Farid Najafi³

1Diabets Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

2School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

3Health Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences:Vol. 14, issue 3; e79478

Published online:Dec 19, 2010

Article type:Research Article

Received:Oct 29, 2009

Accepted:Mar 02, 2010

How to Cite:MehrAli RahimiZhale DinariFarid NajafiPrevalence of gestational diabetes and its risk factors in Kermanshah 2009.J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci.14(3):e79478.

Abstract

Background: Prevalence of gestational diabetes (GD) varied between 1-14% around the world. Such variation in the prevalence of GD as well as no available information in Kermanshah encouraged us to design this study aimed to investigate about prevalence of GD and factors associated with this condition in Kermanshah.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive analytic study was designed. The study population was 1720 pregnant women referred to Kermanshah's primary health and treatment centers. All recorded information within their profiles including demographic data, last pregnancies, familial history, result of GCT and OGTT (if data were available) was collected. Data were analyzed using univariate and multivariate statistical methods (logistic regression).

Results: Prevalence of GD cases was 3.43%. Diabetic mothers were more obese and older than non-diabetic mothers and greater proportion of such women had previous history of GD, still birth, familial history of diabetes, history of abortion, macrosomia and PCO. In multivariate analysis showed that age, obesity, familial history of diabetes, previous history of GD and abortion increased the risk of GD.

Conclusion: The prevalence of GD in Kermanshah is comparable with other studies in Iran. Controlling related risk factors may reduce risk of GD.

Keywords

diabetes pevalence

gestational dabetes

pregnant women

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