ArticleBJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology2021
Seasonal and SARS-CoV-2 pandemic changes in the incidence of gestational diabetes.
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- Impact of Covid-19 on rates of gestational diabetes in a North American pandemic epicenter.Acta diabetologica · 2023Article
- Gestational diabetes mellitus in the COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective study from Hangzhou, China.Journal of diabetes · 2022Article
- Gestational diabetes is associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy: A case-control study.Diabetes & metabolism · 2022Article
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- Assessment of glucose levels in pregnant women with history of COVID-19 in a case-control study.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Metabolomic profiles and microbiota of GDM offspring: The key for future perspective?Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- Seasonal and SARS-CoV-2 pandemic changes in the incidence of gestational diabetes.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo test the hypothesis that there is seasonal variation in the rates of gestational diabetes (GDM) diagnosed using a 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test.
designMonthly assessment of the percentage of women screened from 1 April 2016 to the 31 December 2020 who were diagnosed as having gestational diabetes.
settingLondon teaching hospital. POPULATION: 28 128 women receiving antenatal care between 1 April 2016 and 31 December 2020.
methodsRetrospective study of prospectively collected data.
main outcome measuresProportion of women screened diagnosed as having gestational diabetes.
resultsThe mean (SD) percentage of women diagnosed with GDM was 14.78 (2.24) in summer (June, July, August) compared with 11.23 (1.62) in winter (P < 0.001), 12.13 (1.94) in spring (P = 0.002) and 11.88 (2.67) in autumn (P = 0.003). There was a highly significant positive correlation of the percentage testing positive for GDM with the mean maximum monthly temperature (R
conclusionsThere is a 23.3% higher rate of GDM diagnoses in the warmer summer months. There has been a 33.8% rise in GDM diagnoses associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: Rates of GDM are higher in summer and since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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