Influence of different diagnostic criteria on gestational diabetes mellitus incidence and medical expenditures in China

• Published in: Journal of diabetes investigation Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 1347 - 1357
• Main Authors: He, Zonglin, Xie, Huatao, Liang, Shangqiang, Tang, Yuan, Ding, Wenjing, Wu, Yanxin, Ming, Wai‐kit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2019; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: China - epidemiology; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent); Diabetes, Gestational - diagnosis; Diabetes, Gestational - economics; Diabetes, Gestational - epidemiology; Expenditures; Fasting; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Glucose; Glucose tolerance; Glucose Tolerance Test; Gynecology; Health Expenditures - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Hyperglycemia; Hyperglycemia and adverse pregnancy outcomes; Incidence; International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups; Methods; Obstetrics; Original; Plasma; Practice Guidelines as Topic - standards; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Publishing; Retrospective Studies; Urine; Womens health; China; International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups; Hyperglycemia and adverse pregnancy outcomes; Gestational diabetes mellitus

Aims/Introduction To summarize the development of the criteria for diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in China, and investigate how different GDM diagnostic criteria influence the national prevalence of GDM, the national health system and the economic burden of GDM in China. Materials an...