Impact of adopting the 2013 World Health Organization criteria for diagnosis of gestational diabetes in a multi-ethnic Asian cohort: a prospective study

• Main Authors: Claudia Chi (Author), See Ling Loy (Author), Shiao-Yng Chan (Author), Cherie Choong (Author), Shirong Cai (Author), Shu E. Soh (Author), Kok Hian Tan (Author), Fabian Yap (Author), Peter D. Gluckman (Author), Keith M. Godfrey (Author), Lynette Pei-Chi Shek (Author), Jerry Kok Yen Chan (Author), Michael S. Kramer (Author), Yap-Seng Chong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background We assessed the impact of adopting the 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) diagnostic criteria on the rates of gestational diabetes (GDM), pregnancy outcomes and identification of women at future risk of type 2 diabetes. Methods During a period when the 1999 WHO GDM criteria wer...