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SMJS Volume 4 Issue 1, Page 20- Page 30
ASSOCIATION OF PRE-PREGNANCY BODY MASS INDEX AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS AND RELATED COMPLICATIONS IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF SAUDI ARABIA
Mariam S Alharbi, Bassam Abdullah Alharbi, Mohammed Tuhaymir Alharbi, Aqeel Fuhaid Altuwaiyan, Abdullah Saleh Aljudayi, Omar Mater Alharbi, Nagla Sirageldin Elhag
To cite this article: Alharbi MS, Alharbi BA, Alharbi MT, Altuwaiyan AF, Aljudayi AS, Alharbi OM, Elhag NS. Association of Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index and The Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Related Complications in The Central Region of Saudi Arabia. 2023;4(1):20-30
Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy can lead to significant health consequences for mothers and children in the short and long term. However, many countries, including Saudi Arabia, lack comprehensive epidemiological data to inform effective responses. This study aims to investigate the association between pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and the development of GDM and related complications in the central region of Saudi Arabia.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 55 pregnant women who visited the Diabetes and Endocrinology Center in Buraydah, Qassim region, and voluntarily participated by completing a written questionnaire. Associations between various exposures and outcomes were evaluated using Statistical Packages for Software Sciences (SPSS) version 26, Armonk, New York, IBM Corporation, and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated.
Results: Our data suggested that GDM seemed to have a higher impact on women with normal BMI (65.5%) and those who were underweight (1.8%); however, the overall results did not reach statistical significance (p=0.361). Additionally, we found that being a housewife and taking medications influenced pre-pregnancy BMI.
Conclusion: In our study, there was no statistically significant relationship between prepregnancy BMI and GDM but normal and underweight women seemed to be more affected by GDM. Also, our study showed some factors to influence prepregnancy BMI, such as being housewife and taking medications.
