Table 3. Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus-Related Referrals and Counseling Among Primary Health Care Providers, by Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus History — Ohio, 2010.
Survey Question | Overall %a (95% CI), N = 380 | Respondents Who Report Asking All New Female Patients About Prior GDM, % (95% CI), n = 197 | Respondents Who Report Not Asking All New Female Patients About Prior GDM, % (95% CI), n = 149 | P Valueb |
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When I provide care to women with histories of GDM, I ____ (Select all that apply). | ||||
Counsel them about nutrition/diet | 79 (74–83) | 85 (80–90) | 77 (70–84) | .09 |
Counsel them to exercise regularly/increase physical activity | 85 (81–89) | 87 (82–92) | 86 (80–92) | .82 |
Refer them to a diet support group or other nutrition counseling resources in the community | 27 (22–32) | 38 (31–45) | 14 (9–20) | <.001 |
Refer them to community resources to increase activity | 17 (13–21) | 23 (17–29) | 10 (4–15) | .003 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus.
Stratified random sample survey design; overall percentages weighted to adjust for sampling rates among provider specialties.
First-order Rao-Scott χ2 test.