Open AccessPredictive validity of Post Prandial Blood Sugar (PPBS) at booking visit and routine urine dip stick test (UDST) in detecting Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
Author(s) -
Jagath C. Ranasinghe,
NJ Dahanayaka,
Suneth Agampodi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
anuradhapura medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2345-9719
pISSN - 2279-3771
DOI - 10.4038/amj.v6i1.5772
Subject(s) - gestational diabetes , test (biology) , medicine , promotion (chess) , publication , journal of public health , health promotion , family medicine , public health , diabetes mellitus , pregnancy , nursing , political science , advertising , international health , business , gestation , politics , law , paleontology , endocrinology , biology , genetics
Pregnant women at 24-28 week POA, residing in Anuradhapura district and who had undergone PPBS during the first trimester were selected for the present study. GDM was defined using International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG) criteria using 75g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT). Screening results were extracted from the ante natal records. Ethical clearance was obtained from the ethics review committee of Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.
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