Abstract
Prevalence and risk factors of gestational diabetes mellitus in Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Highlights
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a of the major public health issues in Asia
Inclusion criteria Any studies in Asia that reported prevalence and risk factors for GDM and fulfilled the following criteria were entered into the analysis, including the following factors: (1) conducted in Asian countries classified by the United Nations Statistics Division [68]; (2) reported prevalence and risk factors as primary results; (3) English peer review articles published in journals from inception to August 22, 2017; and (4) a sample size no less than 100 subjects
Our current study provides an estimation of the prevalence and risk factors of GDM in Asia
Summary
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a of the major public health issues in Asia. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as any degree of dysglycaemia that occurs for the first time or is first detected during pregnancy [1, 2]. It has become a global public health burden [3]. Different countries use different diagnostic criteria in determining its prevalence (Appendix 1). Based on these criteria, the estimated prevalence of GDM worldwide is 7.0% [25]. This vast disparity in prevalence rates may be due to differences in ethnicity [28, 30], diagnostic criteria [31,32,33], screening strategies [29, 34], and population characteristics [35, 36]
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