Assessment of Gestational Diabetes and Associated Risk Factors and Outcomes in the Pacific Island Nation of Palau
This study is a retrospective longitudinal study, assessing 1,730 pregnant women and their children in Palau between 2007 and 2014. It aimed to determine the prevalence of gestational diabetes, identifying the associated risk factors, and evaluating the consequential maternal and neonatal outcomes. Participants varied in age and body mass index (BMI), providing insight on how factors like obesity impacts gestational diabetes in Palau's population.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
1,730 (mother-child pairs)
Age at first data collection
Birth (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant year of birth
Varied (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2007
Primary Institutions
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)
The Pacific Community (SPC)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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