Effects of Diet and Exercise Interventions to Prevent Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnant Women With High-Risk Factors in China: A Randomized Controlled Study

Yafang Deng, Yixuan Hou, Liping Wu, Yanping Liu, Liangkun Ma and Aimin Yao

Clinical Nursing Research, 2022, vol. 31, issue 5, 836-847

Abstract: This is a randomized controlled study to determine whether diet and exercise interventions can reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in pregnant women with high-risk factors. Ninety-four pregnant women were randomly divided into the intervention ( n  = 47) and control ( n  = 47) groups. A diet and exercise program was provided for the intervention group by researchers and was adjusted every 2 weeks by outpatient or WeChat intervention. The control group only received the routine health management in the hospital. Follow-up continued until the birth of the baby. The incidence of GDM (23.9%) in the intervention group was lower than in the control group (51.1%) ( p  = .007). Weight gain did not differ significantly between the two groups throughout pregnancy ( p  = .572). It is concluded that diet and exercise interventions can reduce the incidence of GDM in pregnant women with high-risk factors.

Keywords: pregnant women; gestational diabetes mellitus; prevention; diet and exercise interventions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/10547738211055576

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