ArticleJournal of clinical & translational endocrinology2021
Underestimation of risk for large babies in rural and remote Australia: Time to change plasma glucose collection protocols.
Article in Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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aimsPreanalytical glycolysis in oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) leads to substantial underestimation of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and hence risk for large-for-gestational-age (LGA) babies. This paper quantified the impact of glycolysis on identification of LGA risk in a prospective rural and remote Australian cohort.
methodsFor 495 women, OGTT results from room temperature fluoride-oxalate (FLOX) tubes were algorithmically corrected for estimated glycolysis compared to 1) the Hyperglycaemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (HAPO) study protocol (FLOX tubes in ice-slurry); and 2) room temperature fluoride-citrate (FC) tubes. GDM was defined by International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria. Unadjusted and corrected OGTT were related to LGA outcome.
resultsCorrection for FC tubes increased GDM incidence from 9.7% to 44.6%. After correction for HAPO protocol, GDM incidence was 27.7% and prediction of LGA risk (RR 1.82, [1.11-2.99]) improved compared to unadjusted rates (RR 1.12, [0.51-2.47]). To provide similar results for FC tube correction (29.3% GDM; RR 1.81, [1.11-2.96]) required + 0.2 mmol/L adjustment of IADPSG criteria.
conclusionsFC tubes present a practical alternative to the HAPO protocol in remote settings but give + 0.2 mmol/L higher glucose readings. Modification of IADPSG criteria would reduce perceived 'overdiagnosis' and improve LGA risk-assessment.
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