Maternal Age and Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Maternal age is an established risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), but there is no consensus on the age above which there is significantly increased risk of GDM. In the literature, the lowest cutoff is ≥25 years, as recommended by the American Diabetes Association (1), but there are little data to support this recommendation. To determine the age threshold for increased risk of GDM, we have reviewed the prevalence of GDM, diagnosed by the World Health Organization criteria (2), in the singleton pregnancies managed in our department from 1998 to 2001. Data on maternal …