[Rates of stillbirths in Kuwaiti women with non-insulin-dependent diabetes].
The objective of the present study was to discern stillbirth rates in patients diagnosed as having NIDDM. Also, it describes sociodemographic characteristics, and diabetes related factors that distinguish women with established NIDDM who experienced repeated stillbirths from those who did not. The sample data by 99 Kuwaiti women with NIDDM who are still in the reproduction-age are from a cross-sectional survey carried out in 1995/96. A high prevalence of obesity, illiteracy, and reported physical inactivity was associated with NIDDM. Stillbirth rates (rate per thousand deliveries) were 76.5 in comparison to 6.9 from general population in 1996 in Kuwait. Logistic regression analysis showed that housewives were less prone to stillbirths and that repeated stillbirths were associated with abortions. Reproduction and diabetes were mainly researched in patients with Type I diabetes. A high prevalence (18.1%) of NIDDM (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) in women in Kuwait, and a younger age at diagnosis can have an impact on the reproduction pattern. There is a need to implement the appropriate interventions to reduce risk for stillbirths in women with special risk profiles.
Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait Community Medicine and Behavioral Sciences Department 1, Ministry of Health, Kuwait.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors