Birth defects in the infants of aboriginal and non-aboriginal mothers with diabetes in Western Australia.

摘要: OBJECTIVE Because of the high prevalence non-insulin-dependent diabetes in Australian Aborigines, and a suggestion that birth defects was infants Aboriginal mothers with gestational diabetes, this study undertaken to determine non-Aboriginal insulin-dependent, non-insulin-dependent, mellitus. DESIGN A retrospective cohort all births diabetic non-diabetic Western Australia, 1980-1984. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Birth diagnosed at any time up age six years. RESULTS Compared non-diabetic, mothers, ratio for insulin-dependent 2.08 (95% confidence interval, 1.2-3.7), 3.64 CI, 1.5-8.6). The corresponding ratios were 4.85 0.8-28.2) 1.3-10.4). For 1.07 0.6-1.9) group 3.65 2.3-6.0) group. Diabetes could have accounted 0.14% 4.62% mothers. CONCLUSIONS excess women may be due predates pregnancy but is only during pregnancy. infants, maternal single most common known cause amenable change.