To study risk factors associated with gestational diabetes mellitus.

Abstract

Background & Methods: The aim of the study is to study risk factors associated with gestational diabetes mellitus. Simple random sampling was done to do OGTT for antenatal women coming to OPD. Before doing OGTT, women were briefed about the study and those who given consent regarding study were included.
Results: Association of GDM cases with highrisk factors. Most common risk factor associated with GDM is obesity, followed by family history of diabetes and then age >30 years and overall association of GDM with above mentioned risk factors was found to be
significant.
Conclusion: In India, thinking that only elderly and obese women will develop GDM has become a myth. The startling fact was that GDM was seen mostly in women between 25-29 years of age group and even in women with normal or decreased BMI. This is probably the result of urbanization and its associated poor lifestyle and lack of exercise. Our study has shown the incidence of GDM of 9.4% in antenatal women. But with the global epidemic of diabetes mellitus involving specially our country, the trends will show a rise only.
However, in present scenario most important is to screen all antenatal women for GDM for early diagnosis and better management. This should be a routine practice or investigation along with other investigations done during antenatal period