Factors Affecting Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among Pregnant Women in Pathumthani
Keywords:
Gestational diabetes mellitus, Fructose, Overweight, Pregnant womenAbstract
This descriptive analytic research aimed to examine factors affecting the development of gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women in Pathumthani that included (1)fructose consumption, (2) high fat diet consumption (3), overweight or obesity, (4) excessive gestational weight gain and (5) total GDM risk scores. Studied sample was pregnant women attended antenatal care services in Pathumthani hospital, Thanyaburi hospital, and Khlongluang hospital. One hundred and forty subjects were recruited using quota sampling and systematic random sampling. Data were collected using GDM risk factors questionnaire and blood glucose records. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the data. Results revealed that two factors including excessive gestational weight gain (OR=1.307, 95% CI 1.193-1.431, p=.000) and total risk scores OR=1.614, 95% CI 1.284-2.028, p=.000) could predict the development of gestational diabetes among pregnant women in Pathumthani. Fructose, high fat diet consumption, overweight and obesity could not use to predict the development of gestational diabetes. These findings should be used to design effective intervention promoting modification of health behavior to control excessive gestational weight gain in order to prevent gestational diabetes mellitus among overweight and obese pregnant women.
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