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. 2016 Jun 1;2:13. doi: 10.1186/s40842-016-0031-y

Table 1.

Various criteria proposed for diagnosing GDM based on fasting OGTT

Criteria Year proposed Approach Glucose load (g) Glucose threshold mg/dl (mmol/l)
Fasting 1 h 2 h 3 h
O’Sullivan & Mahan 1964 2 step 100 90 (5.0) 165 (9.2) 145 (8.1) 125 (6.9)
National Diabetes Data Group (NDDG) 1979 2 step 100 105 (5.8) 190 (10.6) 165 (9.2) 145 (8.1)
Carpenter & Coustan 1982 2 step 100 95 (5.3) 180 (10.0) 155 (8.6) 140 (7.8)
World Health Organization (WHO) 1999 1 step 75 126a (7.0) 140 (7.8)
American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2004 2 step 100 95 (5.3) 180 (10.0) 155 (8.6) 140 (7.8)
Latin American Diabetes Association (ALAD)b 2008 2 step 75 100 (5.5) 140 (7.8)
International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) 2010 1 step 75 92 (5.1) 180 (10.0) 153 (8.5)
World Health Organization 2013 criteria (revised, same as IADPSG) 2013 1 step 75 92 (5.1) 180 (10.0) 153 (8.5)
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) 2015 1 step 75 101 (5.6) 140 (7.8)

Adopted from (Vandorsten et al., 2011) [15]

Values in parenthesis are in mmol/l

aLater this fasting value was dropped

bCriteria for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes in selected countries of the Americas. Final report of the Pan American Conference on Diabetes and Pregnancy [32]