Teresa A Hillier1, Kathryn L Pedula1,2, Keith K Ogasawara2,3, Kimberly K Vesco1,4, Caryn Oshiro5, Jan L Van Marter1. 1. Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR, USA. 2. Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA. 3. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA. 4. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR, USA. 5. Center for Integrated Health Care Research, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Gestational diabetes (GDM) screening at 24-28 weeks' gestation reduces risk of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. While experts recommend first-trimester screening for high-risk patients, including those with obesity, data supporting this recommendation is limited. METHODS: We implemented a systematic population intervention to encourage first-trimester GDM screening by oral glucose tolerance testing in a cohort of pregnant people with obesity in two integrated health systems from 2009 to 2013, and compared outcomes to the same population pre-intervention (2006-2009). Up to five years of postpartum glucose testing results (through 2018) were assessed among GDM cases in the post-intervention group. Primary outcomes were large-for-gestational-age birthweight (LGA); macrosomia; a perinatal composite outcome; gestational hypertension/preeclampsia; cesarean delivery; and medication treatment of GDM. RESULTS: A total of 40,206 patients (9,156 with obesity) were screened for GDM; 2,672 (6.6%) were diagnosed with GDM. Overall, multivariate adjusted risk for LGA and cesarean delivery were lower following the intervention (LGA: aOR 0.89 [0.82, 0.96]; cesarean delivery: 0.89 [0.85, 0.93]). This difference was more pronounced in patients diagnosed with GDM (LGA: aOR 0.52 [0.39, 0.70]; cesarean delivery 0.78 [0.65, 0.94]); insulin/oral hypoglycemic treatment rates for GDM were also higher post-intervention than pre-intervention (22 vs. 29%; p<0.0001). There were no differences for the other primary outcomes. Only 20% of patients diagnosed with GDM early in pregnancy who had postpartum testing had results in the overt diabetes range, suggesting a spectrum of diabetes detected early in pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: First trimester GDM screening for pregnant people with obesity may improve GDM-associated outcomes.
OBJECTIVES: Gestational diabetes (GDM) screening at 24-28 weeks' gestation reduces risk of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. While experts recommend first-trimester screening for high-risk patients, including those with obesity, data supporting this recommendation is limited. METHODS: We implemented a systematic population intervention to encourage first-trimester GDM screening by oral glucose tolerance testing in a cohort of pregnant people with obesity in two integrated health systems from 2009 to 2013, and compared outcomes to the same population pre-intervention (2006-2009). Up to five years of postpartum glucose testing results (through 2018) were assessed among GDM cases in the post-intervention group. Primary outcomes were large-for-gestational-age birthweight (LGA); macrosomia; a perinatal composite outcome; gestational hypertension/preeclampsia; cesarean delivery; and medication treatment of GDM. RESULTS: A total of 40,206 patients (9,156 with obesity) were screened for GDM; 2,672 (6.6%) were diagnosed with GDM. Overall, multivariate adjusted risk for LGA and cesarean delivery were lower following the intervention (LGA: aOR 0.89 [0.82, 0.96]; cesarean delivery: 0.89 [0.85, 0.93]). This difference was more pronounced in patients diagnosed with GDM (LGA: aOR 0.52 [0.39, 0.70]; cesarean delivery 0.78 [0.65, 0.94]); insulin/oral hypoglycemic treatment rates for GDM were also higher post-intervention than pre-intervention (22 vs. 29%; p<0.0001). There were no differences for the other primary outcomes. Only 20% of patients diagnosed with GDM early in pregnancy who had postpartum testing had results in the overt diabetes range, suggesting a spectrum of diabetes detected early in pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: First trimester GDM screening for pregnant people with obesity may improve GDM-associated outcomes.
Keywords:
early gestational diabetes; early gestational diabetes screening; early pregnancy; gestational diabetes (GDM); intervention; obesity; timing of screening
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