الهام رضایی - Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Paramedical School, Gerash University of Medical Sciences, Gerash, Iran
فریبا محمدی - Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
محمدجواد بوذرجمهرانی - Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences,Yazd, Iran
پریسا باقری - Department of Medical Hematology and Blood Banking, Paramedical School, Gerash University of Medical Sciences, Gerash, Iran

Background and Aims: The increasing number of pregnant women being diagnosed as having gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and  lead health care providers to develop reliable screening protocols and know the exact worldwide epidemiology of the disease. This study seeks to obtain data that will help to improve the epidemiologic knowledge about this disease. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on ۹۵۳ pregnant women seeking routine prenatal screening tests. Participants participate with using Carpenter-Coustan criteria in the study. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software. Results and Conclusions: Among ۹۵۳ pregnant women , ۳۸ participants (۴%) were detected to have GDM . Fifty percent of patients in the study were overweight .The data showed a significant difference in the mean age between the diabetic and non-diabetic groups. The high prevalence of GDM in young Iranian pregnant women may emphasize the need for early diagnosis and treatment to avoid adverse outcomes associated with GDM.

Carpenter and Coustan criteria, Gestational diabetes mellitus, Oral glucose tolerance test, Iran, دیابت حاملگی, تست تحمل گلوکز خوراکی, معیارهای کارپنتر و کوستان, ایران.