Gestational diabetes mellitus in Greenland: a national study of prevalence and testing efficacy

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Michael Lynge Pedersen, Jesper Olesen, Marit Eika Jørgensen, Peter Damm
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016
• Subjects: gestational diabetes mellitus; prevalence; screening; Inuit; Indigenous; Greenland; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Nuuk; Circumpolar Health; greenlander*; International Journal of Circumpolar Health; inuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.32167; https://doaj.org/article/0f46f3bb08e34c74835725d732308754

Background: Within the last 20 years, the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been reported to be increasing worldwide in correlation with ethnic and geographic variations. The actual prevalence of GDM throughout all of Greenland remains unknown. Objective: The aim of this study wa...