ArticleEuropean journal of public health2021
Gestational diabetes among women of migrant origin in Finland-a population-based study.
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- Lifestyle interventions to prevent gestational and type 2 diabetes among migrant women from low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.Global health action · 2026Pooled it
- Do Antenatal Interventions Improve Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes for Migrant Women Living in High-Income Countries and What Guidelines Exist for Migrant Women? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2025Pooled it
- Mapping current evidence and knowledge gaps in gestational diabetes mellitus in Vietnam and Vietnamese diaspora: a scoping review.Global health action · 2026Article
- Maternal Nationality, Migration-Related Health Inequalities, and Pregnancy Complications in Cyprus: A Retrospective Analysis of Routinely Collected Maternity Records.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Outcomes of pregnancies complicated by maternal autoimmune diseases in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden: a multi-national population-based register study.AJOG global reports · 2026Article
- Type 2 Diabetes Risk After Gestational Diabetes According to Country/Region of Origin: A Nationwide Register-based Study.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2024Article
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- The impact of regional origin on the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus in a multiethnic European cohort.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Gestational Diabetes and International Migration.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2022Review
- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among women of migrant origin in Finland: A population-based study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMigrant women may have a higher risk for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the related adverse outcomes. We studied the prevalence of GDM among migrant-origin women in Finland.
methodsThis study used data from the nationwide Medical Birth Register. Information on the most recent singleton births of women delivering between 2004 and 2014 (N = 379 634) was included. Women were classified into nine regional categories based on the country of origin. Finnish origin women were the reference group. Generalized linear models adjusted for maternal age, parity, socioeconomic position, pre-pregnancy body mass index and year of delivery were used to study the association between region/country of origin and GDM.
resultsAmong the study population, almost 8% were of migrant origin. The prevalence of GDM varied from 6.1% (women of Latin American/Caribbean origin) to 18.4% (South Asian origin), compared to 8.7% in the Finnish reference group. When adjusted for confounders, women of South Asian, East Asian, Middle Eastern/North African and Russian/former USSR origin had a higher risk for GDM than Finnish origin women. By country of origin, women originating from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Afghanistan, Nepal, China, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Morocco, Turkey, Iran, Iraq and former USSR had a higher risk for GDM than Finnish origin women.
conclusionsThere is substantial variation in the prevalence of GDM by country of origin. Women of South Asian, East Asian and Middle Eastern/North African origin had the highest risk for GDM and may warrant special attention.
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