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Table 5 Comparison of GDM and risk factors prevalence with other studies

From: Risk assessment does not explain high prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in a large group of Sardinian women

 

Present study

Sardinia, Italy

Di Cianni

Tuscany, Italy (30)

Danilenko-Dixon

USA (9)

Jimenez-Moleon,

Spain (3)

Ostlund,

Sweden (40)

GDM prevalence

22.3%

8.74%

3%

2.5%

1.7%

Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)

4.9%

4.7%

NA*

5.2%

7.9%

Overweight (25 < BMI < 30 kg/m2)

14.5%

12.6%

NA

NA§

NA ##

Prior GDM

4.6%

NA

2.1%

0.8%

1.3%

T2DM in 1st-degree relative(s)

14.2%

18.1% **

7.7%**

14.8%**

9.4%**

Age ≥ 25 yrs

89.3%

NA

82.2%

80.3%

73.6

Prior poor obstetrical outcomes

12.1%

NA

NA***

NA #

NA§§

  1. NA = Not available
  2. * In this study normal body weight is defined as BMI of < 27 kg/m2. The percent of women with BMI > 25 was 33%, and the one of BMI > 27% was 22%.
  3. § In this study patients with BMI 27–30 (7.1%) were evaluated
  4. ## In this study BMI ≥ 25 (28.3%) and ≥ 28 (12.3%) were evaluated
  5. ** In this study it is not specified if familiarity is for Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes
  6. ***In this study only prior macrosomia (14.5%) and prior foetal death (0.5%) were evaluated
  7. # In this study prior macrosomia (4.9%), prior fetal death (1%), and congenital malformation were evaluated. The latter were not evaluated in our study (0.4%), whereas repeated abortions have not been reported.
  8. §§ In this study only prior macrosomia was evaluated