The alarming incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus using currently used and new international diagnostic criteria

Abstract

Objective: The aim of our study was to analyze the results of oral glucose tolerant test (oGTT) of pregnant woman with currently used Czech criteria for diagnosis of GDM, to find out the prevalence of GDM if the measurement of glycemia in 1 hour of oGTT is included and to compare the prevalence of GDM using the new IADPSG (International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups) criteria versus the currently used Czech criteria.

Keywords

• gestational diabetes
• oral glucose tolerant test
• oGTT
• Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy
• Outcomes (HAPO) study