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Table 2 Risk factors to screen for GDM [Recommended by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) [9]]

From: Screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus – relevance to low and middle income countries

• Age ≥25 years

• BMI ≥25 kg/m 2 in Americans and BMI ≥23 kg/m 2 in Asian Americans

• High risk ethnic groups – South Asian, Aboriginal, Hispanic

• Previous history of GDM

• Family history of type 2 diabetes

• History of poor obstetric outcomes – congenital malformations, still birth etc.

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Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology

ISSN: 2055-8260

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