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Risk Factors and Pregnancy Outcomes of Twin Pregnancies With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Comparison Based on
Shuai Huang1, Xiaoyan Li1, Jing Zheng1
1Department of Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, cqmu.edu.cn.
Background:
There is insufficient evidence to determine whether the risk factors and pregnancy outcomes associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in twin pregnancies vary by chorionicity.
Materials:
A retrospective cohort study was conducted among twin pregnancies. GDM was diagnosed using the IADPSG diagnostic criteria. Logistic regression and generalized estimation equation (GEE) models were used to identify the risk factors of GDM and its impact on pregnancy outcomes, stratified by monochorionic (MC) and dichorionic (DC) pregnancies.
Results:
Advanced maternal age (MC: aOR 2.18, 95% CI 1.25-3.81 and DC: aOR 1.32, 95% CI 1.06-1.67) and preexisting hypertension (MC: aOR 2.69, 95% CI 1.04-9.36 and DC: aOR 1.70, 95% CI 1.12-2.59) were risk factors for GDM regardless of chorionicity. Overweight (aOR 1.65, 95% CI 1.26-1.98), obesity (aOR 2.31, 95% CI 1.43-3.74), multiparity (aOR 1.43, 95% CI 1.10-1.88), assisted reproductive technology (ART) use (aOR 1.75, 95% CI 1.36-2.26), and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (aOR 1.98, 95% CI 1.37-4.12) were risk factors for GDM only in DC pregnancies. GDM was only associated with an increased risk of preeclampsia in MC pregnancies (aOR 1.29, 95% CI 1.04-2.26). GDM was associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery (PTD) at < 37 (aOR 1.13, 95% CI 1.05-1.34) and < 34 gestational weeks (aOR 1.15, 95% CI 1.07-1.75) in DC pregnancies.
Conclusion:
The risk factors and pregnancy outcomes associated with GDM in twin pregnancies vary by chorionicity.
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