TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus among Indigenous women and comparison with non-Indigenous Australian women: 1990-2009
AU - Chamberlain, Catherine
AU - Banks, Emily
AU - Joshy, Grace
AU - Diouf, Ibrahima
AU - Oats, Jeremy J
AU - Gubhaju, Lina
AU - Eades, Sandra
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Background: Evidence on long-term trends in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) prevalence in Australia is lacking.
Aims: To assess and compare trends in GDM prevalence among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian women.
Materials and Methods: Analysis of crude and age-adjusted GDM prevalence over time by Indigenous status and age,
using routinely collected midwives data from Australian states and territories on mothers giving birth from 1990 to 2009.
Results: Despite considerable data variation, particularly in 1990?1999, and likely underestimation of GDM prevalence,
crude and age-adjusted GDM prevalences were higher in Indigenous than non-Indigenous women at all time-points (4.7
vs 3.1 in 1990?1999; 5.1 vs 4.5 in 2000?2009, P <0.0001). Data variability precluded quantitative assessment of
trends and changes in prevalence ratios before 2000. From 2000 to 2009, GDM prevalence increased significantly among
Indigenous women by a mean 2.6 annually (Ptrend
AB - Background: Evidence on long-term trends in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) prevalence in Australia is lacking.
Aims: To assess and compare trends in GDM prevalence among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian women.
Materials and Methods: Analysis of crude and age-adjusted GDM prevalence over time by Indigenous status and age,
using routinely collected midwives data from Australian states and territories on mothers giving birth from 1990 to 2009.
Results: Despite considerable data variation, particularly in 1990?1999, and likely underestimation of GDM prevalence,
crude and age-adjusted GDM prevalences were higher in Indigenous than non-Indigenous women at all time-points (4.7
vs 3.1 in 1990?1999; 5.1 vs 4.5 in 2000?2009, P <0.0001). Data variability precluded quantitative assessment of
trends and changes in prevalence ratios before 2000. From 2000 to 2009, GDM prevalence increased significantly among
Indigenous women by a mean 2.6 annually (Ptrend
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajo.12213/pdf
U2 - 10.1111/ajo.12213
DO - 10.1111/ajo.12213
M3 - Article
SN - 0004-8666
VL - 54
SP - 433
EP - 440
JO - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
JF - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
IS - 5
ER -
