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. 2016 Sep 13;354:i4694. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i4694

Table 4.

Characteristics of included studies using 50 g oral glucose challenge test (OGCT) or 100 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) for diagnosis of gestational diabetes

No of women Test  type Test timing* Diagnosis exclusion criteria (mmol/L) Outcomes†
F 1 2 LGA Macrosomia Sh dystocia Neonatal hypogly Pre-eclampsia/PIH Preterm birth C section Ind labour Ins delivery
Landon,442011, US (multicentre) 1368 100 g OGTT X X X Fasting >5.3 X X X
Little,451990, US (Missouri) 287 100 g OGTT X 75 g OGTT fasting >5.7 or 2 hour >9.2 X X X X
Riskin-Mashiah,46 2009, Israel (Haifa) 6129 100 g OGTT X 100 g OGTT first trimester fasting >5.8 X X
Sermer,32 1995, Canada (Toronto) 3637 50 g OGCT/100 g OGTT X X X 100 g OGTT ≥2 values: fasting >5.8 or 1 hour >10.5 or 2 hour >9.1 or 3 hour >8.0 X X X
Tallarigo,47 1986, Italy (Pisa) 249 100 g OGTT X 100 g OGTT ≥2 values: fasting >5.8 or 1 hour >10.5 or 2 hour >9.1 or 3 hour >8.0 X X X

*F=fasting, 1=one hour post-load, 2=two hours post-load.

†Large for gestational age, macrosomia, shoulder dystocia, neonatal hypoglycaemia, pre-eclampsia/PIH (pregnancy induced hypertension), preterm birth, caesarean section, induced labour, instrumental delivery.