Comment on: Bardenheier et al. Variation in Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among Hospital Discharges for Obstetric Delivery Across 23 States in the United States. Diabetes Care 2013;36:1209–1214 | Zendy

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Comment on: Bardenheier et al. Variation in Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among Hospital Discharges for Obstetric Delivery Across 23 States in the United States. Diabetes Care 2013;36:1209–1214

Author(s) -

William B. Grant

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/dc12-2645

Subject(s) - medicine , gestational diabetes , diabetes mellitus , obesity , vitamin d and neurology , vitamin d deficiency , pregnancy , risk factor , obstetrics , gestation , pediatrics , endocrinology , genetics , biology

Bardenheier et al. (1) presented data on prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) associated with delivery as a function of state and race. They identified a number of important risk factors including race, maternal age, state, insurance, and obesity. Overlooked in the article was any discussion of the role of vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency is an important risk factor for GDM. A review found that “serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) <50 nmol/L in pregnancy was significantly related to the …

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