Mahmoud Vakili; Sajjad Rahimi Pardanjani; Narges Alipour; Moslem Taheri; Najibollah Baeradeh; Aliasghar Hashemi
Volume 21, Issue 6 , January and February 2015, , Pages 1214-1224
Abstract
Background and purpose: Gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM) is a metabolic disorder which is diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy. This disease is the most common metabolic disorder in this period. This study was aimed at determining the associated factors with prevalence of in pregnant women ...
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Background and purpose: Gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM) is a metabolic disorder which is diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy. This disease is the most common metabolic disorder in this period. This study was aimed at determining the associated factors with prevalence of in pregnant women in the Yazd city during a specific period of time.
Materials and Methods: This is an analytical descriptive study which has been done by a cross-sectional design. Participants were pregnant women who had been referring to health care centers of Yazd city between April 2012to October2012. 400 pregnant women were selected by cluster random sampling method. Data were collected by a data collection form based on family files and also were analyzed by using SPSS19 Statistical Software. Chi-square, T- test and logistic regression test were used with significant level of 0.05.
Results: The prevalence of GDM in this study was 12% (48 people).Mean age of the patients (29.79±5.86) was significantly higher than normal subjects (26.11±5.11).Diabetic mothers had more number of pregnancies, shorter height, mean weight and body mass indices (BMI)higher than non-diabetic mothers. Significant relationships were found between age, maternal education level, BMI, birth order, family history of diabetes and history of congenital malformations by GDM. (P <0/05).
Conclusions: Due to the higher prevalence rate of GDM in Yazd comparing with other cities performing a general screening study that includes more pregnant women is highly recommended inthis city.