A Prospective Study Of The Prevalence Of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus And Associated High-risk Factors In Single Pregnancy In Kunming City, China

Objective To investigate the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM) in women of single Pregnancy in Kunming city ,China, and search associated high-risk factors with GDM development.Methods In a prospective study, a 2-h 75g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed in 2936 pregnant women receiving antenatal care . Among them , there are 2078 women at 28-32 weeks of gestation. During 36 months period (from January 2003 to December 2005) in a teaching hospital, the GDM was diagnosed according to WHO criteria in 1998 . The period prevalence of GDM and related risk factors in Kunming was obstained.Results 1, The period prevalence of GDM is 11.6% in local area .2, Maternal age and BMI at OGTT in GDM group were significantly higher than those of the control group . 3, Maternal age and BMI at OGTT were significantly associated to OGTT Oh and OGTT 2h glucose values.