Journal article

Results of the first recorded evaluation of a national gestational diabetes mellitus register: Challenges in screening, registration, and follow-up for diabetes risk

DIR Boyle, VL Versace, JA Dunbar, W Scheil, E Janus, JJN Oats, T Skinner, S Shih, S O’Reilly, K Sikaris, L Kelsall, PA Phillips, JD Best

Plos One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2018

Abstract

Objective Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. A register can be used to follow-up high risk women for early intervention to prevent progression to type 2 diabetes. We evaluate the performance of the world’s first national gestational diabetes register. Research design and methods Observational study that used data linkage to merge: (1) pathology data from the Australian states of Victoria (VIC) and South Australia (SA); (2) birth records from the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM, VIC) and the South Australian Perinatal Statistics Collection (SAPSC, SA); (3) GDM and type 2 diabetes register data from the Na..

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