Aims: The association between maternal education and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been discussed in considerable studies, yet the inconsistent findings still exist. The aim of this study is to investigate whether maternal education level is associated with GDM risk.Material and methods: PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Cochrane Library databases were searched up to October 2018. Observational studies on the association between maternal education level and GDM risk were included. The pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for highest versus lowest level of maternal education were estimated using a random-effects model. Results: As compared to lowest education level, the pooled OR for women with highest education level was 0.75 (95% CI: 0.53-1.05). After adjusting for body mass index (BMI) and family history of diabetes, the estimated effect of maternal education on GDM were 0.68 (95% CI: 0.57-0.80) and 0.75 (95% CI: 0.60-0.92), respectively.Conclusions: Our results indicate that there is no significant association between maternal education level and risk of GDM.
Aims: The association between maternal education and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been discussed in considerable studies, yet the inconsistent findings still exist. The aim of this study is to investigate whether maternal education level is associated with GDM risk.Material and methods: PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Cochrane Library databases were searched up to October 2018. Observational studies on the association between maternal education level and GDM risk were included. The pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for highest versus lowest level of maternal education were estimated using a random-effects model. Results: As compared to lowest education level, the pooled OR for women with highest education level was 0.75 (95% CI: 0.53-1.05). After adjusting for body mass index (BMI) and family history of diabetes, the estimated effect of maternal education on GDM were 0.68 (95% CI: 0.57-0.80) and 0.75 (95% CI: 0.60-0.92), respectively.Conclusions: Our results indicate that there is no significant association between maternal education level and risk of GDM.
Authors: Nirmin F Juber; Abdishakur Abdulle; Abdulla AlJunaibi; Abdulla AlNaeemi; Amar Ahmad; Andrea Leinberger-Jabari; Ayesha S Al Dhaheri; Eiman AlZaabi; Fatima Mezhal; Fatma Al-Maskari; Fatme AlAnouti; Habiba Alsafar; Juma Alkaabi; Laila Abdel Wareth; Mai Aljaber; Marina Kazim; Michael Weitzman; Mohammad Al-Houqani; Mohammed Hag Ali; Naima Oumeziane; Omar El-Shahawy; Scott Sherman; Sharifa AlBlooshi; Syed M Shah; Tom Loney; Wael Almahmeed; Youssef Idaghdour; Raghib Ali Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-08-19 Impact factor: 4.614