Evaluation of Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Evaluation of the Relationship Between Age at Menarche and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

This study examines the relationship between the age at menarche and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). In this retrospective study, the sample included all pregnant women diagnosed with GDM in a pregnancy polyclinic in Kocaeli, Turkey between 2014 and 2019. The sample included 373 participants: 233 in the GDM group and 140 in the control group. The groups were compared in terms of age at menarche.

Inclusion Criteria:

• pregnant women with gestational diabetes

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with hypertension and pregestational diabetes mellitus
• Patients with rheumatologic, nephrological, and hematological diseases
• Presence of active infection,
• corticosteroid use, acetylsalicylic acid, and anticoagulant use