The utility of a single test to identify women at risk for gestational diabetes.
A number of single tests have been proposed as both screening and definitive tests of glucose intolerance during pregnancy. Despite limitations imposed by a lack of uniformity in methodology and definitions of gestational diabetes mellitus, there appears to be an independent relationship between some single-test results and clinically meaningful outcomes. Further study is needed to identify those glucose values above which women and their babies who are at risk for glycemia-related adverse outcomes may be identified.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, 9400 East Rosecrans Avenue, Bellflower, CA 90706, USA. david.a.sacks@kp.org
D001786:Blood Glucose; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011247:Pregnancy; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors
D001786:Blood Glucose