Badakhsh, M and Daneshi, F and Abavisani, M and Rafiemanesh, H and Bouya, S and Sheyback, M and Rezaie Keikhaie, K and Balouchi, A (2019) Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Endocrine, 65 (3). pp. 505-514. ISSN 1355008X (In Press)
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Abstract
Purpose: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the costly challenges in the health field. Despite the individual studies in the Eastern Mediterranean, there is no comprehensive study in this regard. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of GDM in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Methods: In this meta-analysis and systematic review, three international databases (PubMed, Web of science and Scopus) were searched from inception until 30 December 2018. The Hui tool was used to assess the quality of the included studies. Results: Thirty-three studies performed on 887166 participants were included in the meta-analysis. Based on the results of random effect method, the overall prevalence of GDM was 11.7%. Between six country with have three or more study, pooled prevalence for Saudi Arabi it was 3.6 times more than Israel (17.6 vs. 4.9%), and for Pakistan, Qatar, Bahrain and Iran were 15.3%, 14.7%, 12.2%, and 8.6%, respectively. Conclusion: Despite the high diversity of methods, the results of the present study indicate a high prevalence of GDM in the Eastern Mediterranean region, indicating more policymakers’ interest in timely screening and proper management.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Eastern Mediterranean region،Epidemiology،Gestational diabetes mellitus،Meta-analysis |
| Subjects: | WT Geriatrics . Chronic Diseases |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicin |
| Depositing User: | خدیجه شبانکاره |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Dec 2020 10:15 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Dec 2020 10:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bpums.ac.ir/id/eprint/9204 |
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