Objective: To determine the incidence, risk factors and complications of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Design: Observational, analytical, transversal type, retrospective study. Setting: Hospital Militar Central Luis Arias Schreiber, Lima, Peru, a teaching hospital. Participants: Pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Interventions: We identified all new cases of GDM between 2000 and 2005 in order to evaluate risks associated to known predisposing factors and frequency distribution. Main outcome measures: Incidence, risk factors and complications of GDM. Results: Among the 602 pregnant women with suspicion of GDM who delivered during the study period, 4,75% (86 cases) had GDM, with clear increasing linear tendency (p <0,05). GDM associated risk factors were family history of DM and/or GDM (aOR =18,4, CI95%: 10,7-31,7; p<0,001), BMI >25 kg/m2 (aOR =1,78, CI95%: 1,11-2,8...

Objective: To determine the incidence, risk factors and complications of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Design: Observational, analytical, transversal type, retrospective study. Setting: Hospital Militar Central Luis Arias Schreiber, Lima, Peru, a teaching hospital. Participants: Pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Interventions: We identified all new cases of GDM between 2000 and 2005 in order to evaluate risks associated to known predisposing factors and frequency distribution. Main outcome measures: Incidence, risk factors and complications of GDM. Results: Among the 602 pregnant women with suspicion of GDM who delivered during the study period, 4,75% (86 cases) had GDM, with clear increasing linear tendency (p <0,05). GDM associated risk factors were family history of DM and/or GDM (aOR =18,4, CI95%: 10,7-31,7; p<0,001), BMI >25 kg/m2 (aOR =1,78, CI95%:...

Objetivo: Determinar cómo ha evolucionado la incidencia de diabetes mellitus gestacional (DMG) en el Hospital Militar Central “Luis Arias Schreiber” (HMC) durante el periodo 2000– 2005, cuáles son sus factores de riesgo y el riesgo de complicaciones. Material y métodos: Se utilizó un diseño observacional, descriptivo, trasversal, retrospectivo, en el cual se identificaron todos los casos nuevos de DMG diagnosticados entre los años 2000 y 2005 en el HMC, para luego evaluar la magnitud del riesgo asociado a los factores predisponentes conocidos así como evaluar la tendencia y distribución de frecuencias según el año de estudio. Resultados: En función a nuestros podemos concluir que entre las 602 gestantes con sospecha de DMG que hicieron labor de parto en el Hospital Militar Central durante el periodo 2000-2005, sólo el 4,75% (86 casos) resultaron positivas para DMG, regi...