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Prevalence and risk factors of gestational diabetes in Punjab, North India: results from a population screening program
27 May 2015
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OBJECTIVE: The World Health Organization (WHO) has in 2013 changed the diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) to acknowledge the putative effect of mildly elevated fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels on pregnancy outcomes. We aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of GDM comparing the previous WHO 1999 criteria to the WHO 2013 criteria in North India. METHODS: In a...
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