Finnish Gestational Diabetes Study: register-based arm (FinnGeDi)
The FinnGeDi study aims to investigate different aspects of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) as diagnosed by comprehensive screening, which is expected to increase the prevalence of GDM by identifying previously undiagnosed cases. The study consists of two arms: a prospective clinical, genetic case-control arm and a national register-based arm, both based in Finland. The register-based arm includes 58,000 women with singleton pregnancies who gave birth in Finland in 2009, according to the Medical Birth Register, and their families (children, fathers, children’s grandparents). Participants are being followed up using linked government and registry data.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
6,583 (pregnant women with GDM)
52,004 (pregnant women without GDM)
6,560 (children exposed to GDM)
51,770 (children not exposed to GDM)
Age at first data collection
Varied (pregnant women)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (pregnant women)
2009 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2009
Primary Institutions
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos, THL)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Academy of Finland
Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
Diabetes UK
Emil Aaltonen Foundation (Emil Aaltosen Säätiö)
Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research (Sydäntutkimussäätiö)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Census data
- Education data
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
- Mortality data
- Tax, income & benefit data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
