SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2024
Prevalence of gestational diabetes in the United States and Canada: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Blood Cells Parameters in Second Trimester of Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of universal screening for gestational diabetes mellitus between one-step and two-step method among Thai pregnant women: A randomized control trial.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2025Trial
- Gestational diabetes promotes future maternal cardiovascular disease through endothelin activation and suppressed NO/cGMP/PRKG and AMPK/SIRT1 signaling pathways.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2026Article
- Trends in pre-pregnancy diabetes and gestational diabetes by U.S. State, 2016-2024.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2026Article
- lncRNA PANDAR predicts adverse pregnancy outcomes and reflects hyperglycemia-associated cellular stress in gestational diabetes mellitus.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2026Article
- Impact of gestational diabetes on future diabetic retinopathy and microvascular complications: a nationwide cohort study.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Adverse Maternal Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2026Article
- Electric Field-Induced Release and Measurement Liquid Biopsy of Urinary Transcriptomics and Key Proteins from Normal and High-risk Pregnant Women.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Article
- H19 lncRNA in programming prenatal development and DOHaD due to maternal obesity.Life sciences · 2026Review
- Transient fetal hyperglycemia reprograms adipogenesis, lipogenesis, and insulin signaling in zebrafish.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2026Article
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- Risk of adverse maternal outcomes among pregnancies with gestational diabetes mellitus in Ontario, Canada, 2012-2020: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Prenatal phthalate and bisphenol exposure and gestational diabetes mellitus: a birth cohort study in New York City.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2026Article
- Diabetes Fact Sheet 2025: Special Edition on Diabetes with Obesity and in Pregnancy.Diabetes & metabolism journal · 2026Article
- First-trimester lipid- and glucose-derived indices for predicting gestational diabetes mellitus: development of a combined model in a single-center retrospective cohort.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Article
- Postnatal treadmill exercise alleviates cognitive deficits in offspring exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus via reactivation of the hippocampal Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Disparities in maternal and fetal health among ethnogeographic groups-a retrospective cohort study of 30,000 women from a middle eastern multiethnic maternity population.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Empowering maternal health: Resistance and aerobic exercises for glycemic control in gestational diabetes.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Comparative predictive value of the cholesterol-high-density lipoprotein-glucose index versus the triglyceride-glucose index for gestational dysglycemia: a two-cohort study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Comprehensive first-trimester targeted metabolomics for early prediction and understanding of GDM pathophysiology.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundAn understanding of the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women is essential at local, national and international level so that appropriate health care interventions can be planned, financed and delivered.
methodsA systematic review and meta-analysis of primary research reporting the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in Canada or the United States were carried out according to Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines. Four electronic databases were systematically searched in June 2023 to identify articles that reported gestational diabetes mellitus prevalence using universal screening in pregnant women from eligible general population samples. Estimates were combined using a random effects model, and the effects of moderator variables analysed.
resultsThere were 36 separate samples of women or deliveries (total sample size 1,550,917). Overall mean prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus was 6.9% (95% CI: 5.7-8.3); 13.7% (95% CI: 10.7-17.3) in studies using a one-step screening strategy, and 5.2% (95% CI: 4.4-6.1) in those using a two-step strategy. Heterogeneity in technical methods between studies produced differences in estimates, as did different diagnostic thresholds used.
conclusionsThe meta-analysis suggests a slightly higher prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in Canada and the United States, compared to Europe, but highlights the need for standardised protocols for estimating gestational diabetes mellitus prevalence.
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