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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 29.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2010 Apr 12;27(9):10.1055/s-0030-1253102. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1253102

Table 2.

Routine assessment of diabetes risk factors and history of gestational diabetes by obstetric care providers and primary care providers.

All
providers
OB
providers

Primary
care
providers
% (N) % (N) % (N) P*
N 207 80 127
Does your practice use a standard intake form for new patients?
Yes 69.9 (144) 95.0 (76) 54.0 (68) <0.001
If yes, does this form include questions about:
  Risk factors for Diabetes 78.6 (110) 81.3 (61) 75.4 (49) 0.39
  OB history 85.2 (121) 96.1 (73) 72.7 (48) <0.001
  GDM history 49.6 (69) 74.3 (55) 21.5 (14) <0.001
Consider women of reproductive age that you have seen for office visits in the past month. At least 50% of the time, did you:
Ask about interval pregnancies 81.2 (160) 94.9 (74) 72.3 (86) <0.0001
Ask about gestational diabetes history 50.3 (99) 60.3 (47) 43.7 (52) 0.02
Order glucose screening for patients with a GDM history 60.2 (118) 41.0 (32) 72.9 (86) <0.0001
*

Chi-square test, OB providers vs. primary care providers.