Impact of adopting the 2013 World Health Organization criteria for diagnosis of gestational diabetes in a multi-ethnic Asian cohort: a prospective study

• Main Authors: Kramer, Michael S., Chong, Yap-Seng, Chi, Claudia, Loy, See Ling, Chan, Shiao-Yng, Choong, Cherie, Cai, Shirong, Soh, Shu E., Tan, Kok Hian, Yap, Fabian, Gluckman, Peter D., Godfrey, Keith M., Shek, Lynette Pei-Chi, Chan, Jerry Kok Yen
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; Glucose Tolerance
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107558; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44826
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: We assessed the impact of adopting the 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) diagnostic criteria on the rates of gestational diabetes (GDM), pregnancy outcomes and identification of women at future risk of type 2 diabetes. Methods: During a period when the 1999 WHO GDM criteria were in ef...