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Serum Vitamin D levels and gestational diabetes mellitus: analysis of early pregnancy cohort from a teaching hospital of Kashmir Valley
- Source :
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol 9, Iss 8, Pp 4323-4328 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background and Aims: The association of gestational diabetes mellitus and serum Vitamin D levels in different trimesters of pregnancy has been studied recently. We conducted this study in an prospective observational cohort of well-characterized healthy pregnant women to examine the relationship between 1st trimester Vitamin D levels and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) status during pregnancy. Methods: All pregnant women attending the out-patient department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, aged less than 35 years, and who were in their first trimester were included in the study. Socio-demographic, anthropometric details, clinical details, food frequency questionnaire and physical activity data was collected using validated pretested questionnaire. Results: The comparison between those with GDM and those with normal glucose levels has been illustrated. Women in the GDM are older than those in the non-GDM group. The women in GDM group were taller, heavier and their BMI was greater than those in the non-GDM group. There were no significant differences in dietary intake at baseline between mothers with GDM and those with normal glucose levels. Further, it was found that Vitamin D concentration of
- Subjects :
- deficiency of vitamin d
early pregnancy
gdm
vitamin d
Medicine
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22494863
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.b050422acb482d9c3a1f2dac404efc
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_900_20