Fasting plasma glucose at 24-28 weeks to screen for gestational diabetes mellitus: new evidence from China.

Zhu, Wei-wei; Fan, Ling; Yang, Hui-xia; Kong, Ling-ying; Su, Shi-ping; Wang, Zi-lian; Hu, Ya-Li; Zhang, Mei-hua; Sun, Li-Zhou; Mi, Yang; Du, Xiu-ping; Zhang, Hua; Wang, Yun-hui; Huang, Yin-ping; Zhong, Li-ruo; Wu, Hai-rong; Li, Nan; Wang, Yun-feng; Kapur, Anil

doi:10.2337/dc12-2465

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Fasting plasma glucose at 24-28 weeks to screen for gestational diabetes mellitus: new evidence from China.

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Authors:

Wei-wei Zhu

Ling Fan

Hui-xia Yang

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) at 24-28 weeks' gestation to screen for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The medical records and results of a 75-g 2-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) of 24,854 pregnant women without known pr...

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