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Prevalence of gestational diabetes in the Waikato region of New Zealand
Author(s) -
Chepulis Lynne,
Morison Brittany,
Lawrenson Ross,
Paul Ryan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.15803
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational diabetes , ethnic group , pregnancy , diabetes mellitus , asian indian , cohort study , cohort , obstetrics , pediatrics , environmental health , gestation , population , genetics , sociology , anthropology , biology , endocrinology
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy is associated with health complications for both mother and infant, but patient numbers in the Waikato District Health Board region of New Zealand have not been well characterised. This study reviewed the full 2018 cohort of Waikato District Health Board hospital births ( n = 4970) to report on GDM prevalence by ethnicity and age. The overall prevalence of GDM was 5.7% and is more likely to affect Asian, Pacific and Māori women as well as those of advanced maternal age.