Gestational diabetes mellitus: A risk factor for hypertension in pregnancy
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: It has been reported that worldwide, one in 10 pregnancies is associated with diabetes, 90% of which are GDM. In India rates of GDM are estimated to be 10-15% with it expected to increase to 20%. There is a significant positive association between maternal hyperglycemia and adverse maternal outcome with the strongest association been found for hypertension in pregnancy. The present study is an effort to bring out the association between GDM and hypertension in pregnancy. Method: A prospective observational study was carried out on 1059 pregnant women. Amongst them, 129 who met the revised IADPSG criteria were diagnosed with GDM and rest included in normoglycemic group. Women with preeclampsia and gestational hypertension were included in the pregnancy associated hypertension (PAH) group. The risk of PAH in women with normoglycemia and GDM was calculated and maternal demographic factors associated with it identified. Result: There were 60 (3.8%) women with PAH. Normoglycemic women had lower rate of PAH, as compared to women with GDM (5.4% vs 7.8%, p>0.05). The risk of GDM patients developing pre-eclampsia was significantly more than normoglycemic women developing it (p<.05). Also, women with GDM and PAH had the highest rates of pregnancy after 35years, obesity, primiparity, and cesarean sections. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that GDM is associated with a higher incidence of PAH. There is a pre-pregnancy predisposition to dysfunction of beta cells which may be unmasked by the progressive insulin resistance of pregnancy and this is the common pathophysiology postulated with both GDM and hypertension in pregnancy. There is a necessity for early diagnosis and intensive monitoring of women with GDM for the development of PAH.
Authors and Affiliations
Meenakshi Kanwar Bharadwaj, Ganga Sagar Tiwary
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP241906
- DOI -
- Views 89
- Downloads 0
Feasibility of low dose magnesium sulphate for eclampsia � a randomized study
Introduction: Eclampsia is a preventable malady, yet remains a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Magnesium sulphate despite being the anticonvulsant of choice largely remains underutilized in l...
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome: A case report with review of literature
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) refers to a clinico-radiologic entity with characteristic features on neuroimaging and non-specific symptoms comprising headache, confusion, visual disturbances and sei...
Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy: A Hospital based cross sectional study
Introduction: Uncontrolled hypothyroidism is associated with serious maternal, fetal, and neonatal morbidity, and mortality. Overt hypothyroidism is defined as a clinical syndrome of hypothyroidism associated with elevat...
Study of oligohyramnios & its perinatal outcome
Objective: To study and analyse the neonatal outcome and appropriate route of delivery in oligohydramnios of AFI < 5 cm at or beyond 34 weeks gestation. Methods: In this prospective case control study of 50 women (study...
Admission Cardiotocography as a screening test to predict foetal outcome and mode of delivery
Background: A screening test is ideally needed at the time of onset of labour which can detect the already existing compromise on the foetus and which can also predict its well-being for following hours in labour, which...