title: Universal versus selective screening for the detection, control and prognosis of gestational diabetes mellitus in Argentina.
abstract: In all, 1,702 unselected pregnant women from the city of La Plata were tested for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and evaluated to determine GDM prevalence and risk factors. In women with GDM, we evaluated compliance with guidelines for GDM management, and perinatal complications attributable to GDM. GDM prevalence was 5.8%, and its risk factors were pre-gestational obesity, previous hyperglycaemia, age > 30 years, previous GDM (and its surrogate markers). In primi-gravida (PG) subjects, GDM was equally prevalent in the presence (4.2%) or absence (4.0%) of risk factors. In multi-gravida (MG) women, although risk factors doubled the prevalence of GDM (8.6%), in the absence of risk factors GDM prevalence was similar to that of PG women (3.9%). Half of all women with GDM received inadequate post-diagnosis obstetric control, and this induced a fourfold increase in infant perinatal complications. In conclusion, all non-hyperglycaemic 24-28-week pregnant women should be tested for GDM, although particular attention must be paid to MG women with risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Bioquímica Patológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina. mccarthy@biol.unlp.edu.ar
authors.forename: Antonio Desmond
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Curciarello
authors.forename: Nicolás
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Castiglione
authors.forename: Marina Fernández
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Tayeldín
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Verónica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arnol
authors.forename: Anabela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prospitti
authors.forename: Analía
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aliano
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Archuby
authors.forename: Augusto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Graieb
authors.forename: María J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Susana B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Etcheverry
authors.forename: María C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Apezteguía
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult