title: Decrease in incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus in Far North Queensland between 1992 and 1996.
abstract: 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.
authors: Cairns Base Hospital, University of Queensland.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kim
authors: M D
authors: MD
authors: Humphrey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening; D008423:Maternal Age; D010298:Parity; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D011793:Queensland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D044465:White People; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples