title: PREVALENCE OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), as a complex problem in pregnancy, is increasing all over the world, but most noticeable in developing countries.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To estimate GDM prevalence and associated pregnancy features in the southern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional observational study was conducted from October 2010 through March 2011. A total of 285 pregnant women with singleton pregnancies participated and were asigned to the study in the order they came for their usual ante-natal clinic examination. They underwent an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) with 75 g of glucose. Information on OGTT results, maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes were collected from database and medical records.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prevalence of GDM was 10.9% according to 1999 World Health Organisation (WHO) diagnostic criteria. Prenatal cigarette smoking, previous GDM, cesarean delivery rate and neonatal hypoglycemia were significantly more frequent in the GDM group compared to the group of pregnancies with normal glucose tolerance (p = 0.015, p < 0.001, p = 0.015, p = 0.002).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study presents a relatively high prevalence of GDM in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There is a need for large well-designed study on GDM prevalence and its other features.
authors.affiliation: University of Mostar School of Medicine and Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Vajdana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tomic
authors.affiliation: University of Mostar School of Medicine and Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Marinko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Misic
authors.affiliation: University of Mostar School of Medicine and Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Ana Dugandzic
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Simic
authors.affiliation: University of Mostar School of Medicine and Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boskovic
authors.affiliation: University of Mostar School of Medicine and Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kresic
authors.affiliation: University of Mostar School of Medicine and Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Olivera
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Peric
authors.affiliation: University of Mostar School of Medicine and Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orlovic
authors.affiliation: University of Mostar School of Medicine and Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Ivana Culjak
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Blagojevic
keywords: gestational diabetes mellitus; perinatal outcome; prevalence; risk factors