Gestational diabetes mellitus is defined as having abnormally high blood glucose levels during pregnancy. This abnormality
usually disappears after pregnancy, although as many as 5 to 10 percent of women with gestational diabetes may actually have
had undiagnosed type 2 diabetes. Women with gestational diabetes tend to have a higher risk of developing diabetes later in
life. At least 40 percent of mothers with gestational diabetes will develop diabetes within 20 years. Mothers with gestational
diabetes are more likely to have large babies (over 4,000 grams), a risk factor for unelected cesarean section delivery and
adverse birth outcomes. Infants born to women with gestational diabetes have a higher risk of developing diabetes and obesity
themselves.
Percentage of Utah Birth Records Indicating Gestational Diabetes by Year, 1990-2010
The prevalence of gestational diabetes in Utah has risen steadily since 1990, increasing from 1.4 percent to 3.7 percent of
birth records.
Data Notes
Prior to 1997, Utah birth certificates did not differentiate between gestational and pre-existing diabetes. Gestational diabetes
rates prior to 1997 were estimated. The average percentage of all diabetes births (between 1997 and 2001) that indicated gestational
diabetes was applied to previous years to create this estimate.
Data Sources
Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health.
Percentages of births listing gestational diabetes on the birth certificate.
How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator:
Number of live births listing gestational diabetes on birth certificate.
Denominator:
Number of live births for Utah residents.
Page Content Updated On 02/29/2012,
Published on 03/05/2012
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, Bureau of Health Promotion, Division of Disease Control and Prevention, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2107,
Telephone: 801-538-6141, Fax: 801-538-9495, Website: http://health.utah.gov/diabetes, Contact: Brenda Ralls, Nathan Peterson,
Email: bralls@utah.gov, nathanpeterson@utah.gov
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