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ReviewDiabetology & metabolic syndrome2019

The effect of exercise on the prevention of gestational diabetes in obese and overweight pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Fatemeh Nasiri-Amiri, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Marjan Ahmad Shirvani, Payam Habibipour, Narges Sadat Motahari Tabari

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Review in Diabetology & metabolic syndrome, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Fatemeh Nasiri-Amiri1Fateme Zahra Fertility & Infertility Research Health Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, P.O.Box: 4717647745, Iran.
Mahdi Sepidarkish2Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Ganjafroze Street, Babol, P.O.Box: 4717647745, Iran.
Marjan Ahmad Shirvani3Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Vesal Street, Sari, P.O.Box: 4816715793, Iran.
Payam HabibipourIslamic Azad University of Medical Science Sari Branch, Sari, P.O.Box: 194-48164, Iran.
Narges Sadat Motahari Tabari3Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Vesal Street, Sari, P.O.Box: 4816715793, Iran.
Babol University of Medical Sciences · IRIranshahr University · IRIslamic Azad University Sari Branch · IRMazandaran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common complications of pregnancy and its prevalence worldwide is increasing along with enhancing type two of diabetes. Contrary results have been found in some review articles that examine the effect of exercise activities on preventing GDM, regardless of obesity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to systematically review the articles on the effect of exercise activities on the prevention of GDM in obese and overweight pregnant women. MAIN TEXT: Literature was retrieved by formally searching PubMed, Embase, Cochrane library, Web of Science, Scopus, Proquest and by hand searching of reference lists of related articles. Finally, a total of eight literatures included, and Review manager 5.3 and STATA 14.0 statistical software were utilized for processing. In order to investigate the effect of sports activities on the incidence of GDM, the risk ratio (RR), and for quantitative indices, the standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for each study was calculated. Out of 5107 papers identified, eight papers with 1441 participants included in meta-analysis (intervention group 727, control group 714). In the intervention group, 143 (19.66%, 95% CI 76.83 to 22.74) and in the control group, 196 (27.45%, 95% CI 20.24 to 30.88%), pregnant women had diabetes. The RR of gestational diabetes was 0.76 (95% CI 0.56 to 1.03, I

conclusionsThe exercise activities, alone, in obese or overweight pregnant women did not have a significant effect on the overall incidence of GDM, but considering the effect measure, the incidence of GDM was 24% lower in the intervention group than control group. This difference is considerable in the two groups. As the systematic review literatures both represent the information gap on the research subject and pave the way for further studies so it seems that there is a need for more randomized controlled trials so that we can make a complete conclusion on the type, intensity and duration of exercise in preventing GDM.

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ExerciseGestational diabetes mellitusObese and overweightPregnancyPrevention

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