Evidence map›Paper›PMID 21900148›Full record

Trial reportDiabetes care2011

A randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of a low-glycemic index diet on pregnancy outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus.

Jimmy Chun Yu Louie, Tania P Markovic, Nimalie Perera, Deborah Foote, Peter Petocz, Glynis P Ross, Jennie C Brand-Miller

Registry-linked trialOpen access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Diabetes care, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03244579 (Studying the Effectiveness of Carbohydrate Counting and Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension Dietary Intervention on Glycemic Control and Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes Among Jordanian Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes), which is not on this map. Cited by 61 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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61citing papers in PubMed, 15 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03244579 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Studying the Effectiveness of Carbohydrate Counting and Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension Dietary Intervention on Glycemic Control and Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes Among Jordanian Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of JordanRan2017 to 2019Enrolled180ConditionsGestational Diabetes Mellitus With Baby DeliveredArmsDietary Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 143 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jimmy Chun Yu LouieSchool of Molecular Bioscience and Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Tania P Markovic
Nimalie Perera
Deborah Foote
Peter Petocz
Glynis P Ross
Jennie C Brand-Miller
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital · AUUniversity of Sydney · AUMacquarie University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is rising. There is little evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of one dietary therapy over another. We aimed to investigate the effect of a low-glycemic index (LGI) versus a conventional high-fiber diet on pregnancy outcomes, neonatal anthropometry, and maternal metabolic profile in GDM. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsNinety-nine women (age 26-42 years; mean ± SD prepregnancy BMI 24 ± 5 kg/m²) diagnosed with GDM at 20-32 weeks' gestation were randomized to follow either an LGI (n = 50; target glycemic index [GI] ~50) or a high-fiber moderate-GI diet (HF) (n = 49; target GI ~60). Dietary intake was assessed by 3-day food records. Pregnancy outcomes were collected from medical records.

resultsThe LGI group achieved a modestly lower GI than the HF group (mean ± SEM 47 ± 1 vs. 53 ± 1; P < 0.001). At birth, there was no significant difference in birth weight (LGI 3.3 ± 0.1 kg vs. HF 3.3 ± 0.1 kg; P = 0.619), birth weight centile (LGI 52.5 ± 4.3 vs. HF 52.2 ± 4.0; P = 0.969), prevalence of macrosomia (LGI 2.1% vs. HF 6.7%; P = 0.157), insulin treatment (LGI 53% vs. HF 65%; P = 0.251), or adverse pregnancy outcomes.

conclusionsIn intensively monitored women with GDM, an LGI diet and a conventional HF diet produce similar pregnancy outcomes.

Indexed as

Glycemic IndexPregnancy OutcomeAdultBirth WeightBlood GlucoseBody Mass IndexDiabetes, GestationalDietDietary FiberFemaleGestational AgeHumansPatient CompliancePregnancyTreatment OutcomeBlood GlucoseDietary Fiber

Identifiers

PMID21900148
PMCPMC3198285
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