Incidence and risk factors of gestational diabetes mellitus in Goba town, Southeast Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study.

Daniel Atilaw Biniyam SahilediniglTesfaye AssefaWogene NegashAnwar TahirTadele RegasaYohannes Tekalegn Efa Ayele Mamo ArgawZinash Teferu EnegedaDamtew SolomonHabtamu GezahegnKebebe BekeleDemisu Zenbaba Fikreab DestaAlelign TasewFikadu NugusuGirma BeressaZerihun ShiferawZegeye FelekeZegeye RegassaNegesso DugumaVijay Kumar Chattu

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

The cumulative incidence of GDM was relatively high among the study participants. Having antenatal depression symptoms, low physical activity, inadequate dietary diversity, being unemployed, anaemia and a family history of DM were significant risk factors for GDM.

Keyphrases

physical activity
pregnant women
sleep quality
south africa
depressive symptoms
risk factors
body mass index
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
iron deficiency