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A Review of the Current Status of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Australia—The Clinical Impact of Changing Population Demographics and Diagnostic Criteria on Prevalence

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Laurie, Josephine G, McIntyre, H. David·2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
DOI 10.3390/ijerph17249387PMC PMC7765268
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The current status of gestational diabetes mellitus in Australia reveals an almost quadrupling prevalence over the last decade. A narrative review of the current Australian literature reveals unique challenges faced by Australian maternity clinicians when addressing this substantial disease burden in our diverse population. Rising rates of maternal overweight and obesity, increasing maternal age and the diversity of ethnicity are key epidemiological impactors, overlaid by the 2015 changes in screening and diagnostic parameters. Our vast land mass and the remote location of many at risk women requires innovative and novel ideas for pathways to diagnose and effectively manage women with gestational diabetes mellitus. By modifying and modernizing models of care for women with gestational diabetes mellitus, we have the ability to address accessibility, resource management and our acute response to global events such as the COVID 19 pandemic. With continuing research, education and robust discourse, Australia is well placed to meet current and future challenges in the management of gestational diabetes mellitus.

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  • Laurie et al. confirmed an almost quadrupled prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in Australia between 2010 and 2019.

    “Laurie et al. confirmed the almost quadrupled prevalence of GDM between 2010 and 2019 in Australia.”

    From Evolution of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus across Continents in 21st Century (2022) · cites this paper as [20]

    The Prevalence section (page unavailable) supports a substantial rise in Australian GDM diagnoses, reporting about 41,000 diagnoses in 2019. It describes a doubling of the number of affected women over the last decade, but does not establish that prevalence nearly quadrupled specifically between 2010 and 2019. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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  • In Australia, 14,225 gestational diabetes mellitus cases were diagnosed in 2010 and 40,848 in 2019, one fifth of which were repeated diagnoses.

    “A total of 14,225 GDM cases were diagnosed in 2010 and 40,848 cases in 2019 (one fifth were cases of repeated diagnoses of GDM) [20]”

    From Evolution of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus across Continents in 21st Century (2022) · cites this paper as [20]

    Section 2 (Prevalence; page unavailable) reports that almost 41,000 Australian women were diagnosed with GDM in 2019, one fifth with a repeat diagnosis. This supports the approximate 2019 figure and the repeat-diagnosis proportion, but our copy does not give the exact figure of 40,848 or the claimed 14,225 cases in 2010. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Changes in gestational diabetes mellitus diagnostic criteria, rising rates of obesity and overweight, ethnic diversity, and increasing maternal age contributed to the increase in gestational diabetes mellitus in Australia.

    “The scientists believed that a few things contributed to this situation: changes in the criteria of a GDM diagnosis, rising rates of obesity and overweight, diversity of ethnicity, and increasing maternal age [20].”

    From Evolution of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus across Continents in 21st Century (2022) · cites this paper as [20]

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Authors
Laurie, J. G., & McIntyre, H. D.
Affiliations
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
  • Department of Obstetric Medicine, Mater Mothers’ Hospital Brisbane, Queensland and Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
Corresponding author
Laurie, Josephine G
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Venue
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-12-15
Volume
17
Issue
24
Pages
9387
ISSN
1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/ijerph17249387
PMC
PMC7765268
OpenAlex
W3110977465
Cited by
65
References
7
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2026: 9 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 3
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0.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
Keywords
gestational diabetes mellitus, prevalence trends, diagnostic criteria revision, screening criteria, maternal obesity, maternal overweight, advanced maternal age, ethnic diversity, demographics, models of care, remote communities, COVID-19 pandemic, Australia
MeSH terms
COVID-19, Australia, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Prevalence, Diabetes, Gestational

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