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Metabolic and polycystic ovary syndromes in indigenous South Asian women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus

  1. CN Wijeyaratne1,*,
  2. R Waduge1,
  3. D Arandara1,
  4. A Arasalingam1,
  5. A Sivasuriam1,
  6. SH Dodampahala1,
  7. AH Balen2

Article first published online: 13 SEP 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01046.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Special Issue: Obesity

Volume 113, Issue 10, pages 1182–1187, October 2006

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Wijeyaratne, C., Waduge, R., Arandara, D., Arasalingam, A., Sivasuriam, A., Dodampahala, S. and Balen, A. (2006), Metabolic and polycystic ovary syndromes in indigenous South Asian women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 113: 1182–1187. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01046.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

  2. 2

    Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK

*Prof CN Wijeyaratne, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, PO Box 271, Kynsey Road, Colombo 007, Sri Lanka. Email mandika59@hotmail.com

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  1. Issue published online: 13 SEP 2006
  2. Article first published online: 13 SEP 2006
  3. Accepted 21 June 2006.

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Keywords:

  • Gestational diabetes;
  • metabolic syndrome;
  • obesity;
  • polycystic ovary syndrome

Objective  To determine the risk of metabolic syndrome (MS) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in a cohort of indigenous South Asian women with a recent history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Design  Case–control study.

Setting  Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Sample  Two hundred and seventy-four indigenous Sri Lankan women with previous GDM and 168 ethnically matched controls. Of these, 147 with previous GDM and 67 controls not taking hormonal contraception participated in an in-depth endocrine study.

Methods  Assessing the prevalence of MS and PCOS based on clinical features, biochemistry and ovarian ultrasound examination at 3 years postpartum.

Main outcome measures  Prevalence of MS and PCOS.

Results  Women with previous GDM and controls were studied at a mean (range) of 34.6 (13.4–84.1) and 46.5 (17.5–78) months postpartum, respectively. Those with previous GDM had a larger mean ± 95% confidence interval waist circumference (90.9 ± 1.3 versus 81.2 ± 2.8 cm, P= 0.0004) and were more likely to have hypertension (17.6 versus 7.4%, P= 0.001), glucose intolerance (51.7 versus 10.4%, P= 0.00001), hypertriglyceridaemia (16.3 versus 5.9%, P= 0.02) and a lower level of high-density lipoprotein (70 versus 56.7%, P= 0.04) than the controls. Of the women who had GDM, 72 (49%) had MS, 86 (58.5%) had polycystic ovaries and 59 (40%) had PCOS, significantly more than the control women—4 (6%), 9 (13%) and 2 (3%), respectively (P= 0.00001).

Conclusions  The prevalence of MS and PCOS in indigenous Sri Lankan women 3 years postpartum is significantly higher in those with previous GDM compared with ethnically matched controls. This confirms an association between GDM and subsequent PCOS and MS.

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