20.Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes in Females and Comparison of Glucose Challenge Test Versus Glucose Tolerance Test
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Imran Aslam1, Attiya Farhan3 and Ghazala Iftikhar2 |
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ABSTRACT
Objective: To compare the glucose challenge test versus glucose tolerance test for diagnosis of gestational diabetes in females.
Study Design: Cross sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medicine/Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Social Security Teaching Hospital Multan Road, Lahore from September 2018 to September 2019.
Materials and Methods: This study included 200 cases of female patients. It was measured when glucose challenge test and glucose tolerance tests were performed for diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus either both positive or negative cases which show comparison between GCT and GTT i.e. 85.54% for diagnosis of GDM in females.
Results: Total of 200 patients, age ranged from 20-45 years. The mean age was 24.83±4.75 years. The mean gestational age was 24.86±2.12 weeks. There were 122 (61%) patients diagnosed with glucose challenge test and 108 (54%) patients were diagnosed with glucose tolerance test which is statistically significant (p 0.001).
Conclusion: It is concluded that in screening for gestational diabetes mellitus, the glucose challenge test is more useful than the glucose tolerance test.
Key Words: Gestational diabetes, Glucose challenge test, Glucose tolerance test
Citation of article: Aslam I, Farhan A, Iftikhar G. Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes in Females and Comparison of Glucose Challenge Test Versus Glucose Tolerance Test. Med Forum 2020;31(2):74-76.