Abstract

Objective: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is defined as the glucose intolerance started or diagnosed first at pregnancy. GDM screening tests are applied as single or two-step tests. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the numbers and positiveness ratios of single or two-step screening tests.

Material and Methods: The number of GDM screening test pregnant women applied to Biochemistry Clinic between years 2010-2014 were evaluated from Hospital Laboratory Information System retrospectively, and applied numbers of one and two step screening tests and positiveness ratios were evalauted fort his 5 year period.

Results: 281 (18.5%) of the total 1514 tests were positive. 270 (96.1%) of this positive results were obtained by one-step test and 11 (3.9%) of them were obtained by two-step test. In year 2011, all screening tests were carried out by one-step approach. In years 2012-2014, single step approach was appplied in increasing ratios. GDM detection rate of sinle-step test was found to be higher than two-step test.

Conclusion: Single step approach can be the test of choice for GDM screening as it has a higher detection rate and more comfortable fort he patient.

Keywords: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

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Yücel Ç, Onur A, Ertuğrul S, Ercan M, Kızılgün M, Turhan T. Application of Screening Tests in Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2019 Dec. 23 [cited 2025 Aug. 23];13(6):489-91. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/562