Premium
Decrease in Incidence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Far North Queensland Between 1992 and 1996
Author(s) -
Kim Stephano,
Humphrey Michael D.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1999.tb03441.x
Subject(s) - gestational diabetes , incidence (geometry) , medicine , diabetes mellitus , observational study , population , pregnancy , pediatrics , obstetrics , gestation , environmental health , endocrinology , genetics , physics , optics , biology
Summary: The pregnant population in Far North Queensland is at high risk of medical complications, such as diabetes, compared to the general Australian population (1,2). This retrospective observational study shows a true decline in the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in this region over a 5‐year period (1992–1996), contradicting the current belief that the incidence of GDM is increasing in non‐Caucasian Australians. Although this change may be due to an improvement in medical and/or dietary intervention in this region, the real cause for the decline is yet to be recognized.