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Screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Evaluation of guidelines on the screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: systematic review.BMJ open · 2019Pooled it
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- A prospective cohort study comparing IADPSG and DIPSI criteria for diagnosing gestational diabetes and evaluating impact on maternal and neonatal health outcomes (DECIDE study protocol).BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Observational
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- A Mobile Clinical Decision Support System for High-Risk Pregnant Women in Rural India (SMARThealth Pregnancy): Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Prediction of pre-eclampsia in diabetic pregnant women.The Indian journal of medical research · 2023Article
- A community health worker-led program to improve access to gestational diabetes screening in urban slums of Pune, India: Results from a mixed methods study.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Evolution of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus across Continents in 21st Century.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Screening of GDM during COVID pandemic in an Italian setting: comparison between IADPSG and WHO '99 criteria.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2022Article
- Continuous glucose monitoring system profile of women diagnosed as gestational diabetes mellitus by International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups criteria and labeled as normoglycemic by alternate criteria in early pregnancy.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2022Article
- Screening for gestational diabetes, Ahmedabad, India.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2022Article
- Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes with a Probably Too Simplified Diagnostic Procedure Compared to International Criteria: The Indian Case Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimsAlthough diabetes is rapidly increasing in India, there is no national consensus on best practices for screening, diagnosis, and management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The goal of this study was to systematically review the literature for studies reporting the prevalence and screening and diagnostic methods for gestational diabetes in India.
methodsWe searched MEDLINE, Embase, and POPLINE for studies on screening for GDM in India. We included English-language full reports and conference abstracts of cross-sectional studies, prospective, and retrospective cohorts that reported the screening method and prevalence of GDM. We performed descriptive analysis on all studies and meta-analysis, meta-regression, and subgroup meta-analysis on studies with medium or low risk of bias.
resultsWe included 64 studies reporting 90 prevalence estimates. Prevalence estimates ranged from 0 to 41.9%. Subset meta-analyses showed that the IADPSG diagnostic criteria found significantly more GDM cases (prevalence = 19.19% [15.5, 23.6], p < 0.05) than the WHO 1999 criteria (10.13% [8.17, 12.50]) and DIPSI criteria (7.37% [5.2, 10.16]). Studies that compared the IADPSG and WHO 1999 criteria showed poor positive agreement (33-79%). Studies specifying time of GDM diagnosis showed that patients (11-60%) develop GDM as early as the first trimester, but many GDM cases (16-40%) are missed if screened only at first visit.
conclusionsIn India, prevalence estimates of GDM vary substantially by diagnostic criteria. When evaluating screening and diagnostic criteria for GDM, providers should consider their patients' needs and correlate screening criteria with pregnancy outcomes.
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