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. 2014 Dec 4;11:E213. doi: 10.5888/pcd11.140308

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
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.

a

Stratified random sample survey design; overall percentages weighted to adjust for sampling rates among provider specialties.

b

First-order Rao-Scott χ2 test.