Evaluation of Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Evaluation of Risk Factors for 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