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. 2022 Jan 18;43(5):763–793. doi: 10.1210/endrev/bnac003

Table 2.

Classification and diagnostic criteria for hyperglycemia in pregnancy

Organization Results
IADPSG/EBCOG (30,36)
 GDM 75-g 2-hour OGTT
 Fasting glucose 5.1-6.9 mmol/L
 1-hour glucose ≥ 10.0 mmol/L
 2-hour glucose 8.5-11.0 mmol/L
 Overt diabetes during pregnancy Fasting glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L
Random glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/La
HbA1c ≥ 6.5%
WHO/FIGO/ADIPS (11,32,33)
 GDM 75-g 2-hour OGTT
 Fasting glucose 5.1-6.9 mmol/L
 1-hour glucose ≥ 10.0 mmol/L
 2-hour glucose 8.5-11.0 mmol/L
 Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy Fasting glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L
2-hour glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L post 75-g OGTT
Random glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L in the presence of diabetes symptoms
ADA (41)
 GDM 1-step strategy:
75-g 2-h OGTT
 Fasting glucose ≥ 5.1 mmol/L
 1-hour glucose ≥ 10.0 mmol/L
 2-hour glucose ≥ 8.5 mmol/L
2-step strategy:
50-g 1-hour GCT ≥ 7.8 mmol/L
100 g 3-hour OGTT
 Carpenter and Coustan (17) or
 Fasting glucose ≥ 5.3 mmol/L
 1-hour glucose ≥ 10.0 mmol/L
 2-hour glucose ≥ 8.6 mmol/L
 3-hour glucose ≥ 7.8 mmol/L
NDDG (13)
 Fasting glucose ≥ 5.8 mmol/L
 1-h glucose ≥ 10.6 mmol/L
 2-h glucose ≥ 9.2 mmol/L
 3-h glucose ≥ 8.0 mmol/L
 Type 2 diabetes mellitus Fasting glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L
2-hour glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L post 75 g 2-hour OGTT
Random glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L in the presence of diabetes symptoms
HbA1c ≥ 6.5%

75-g 2-hour OGTT: only 1 plasma glucose level needs to be elevated for the diagnosis of GDM. 100 g 3-hour OGTT: at least 2 plasma glucose levels need to be elevated for the diagnosis of GDM.

Abbreviations: ADA, American Diabetes Association; ADIPS, Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Association; EBCOG, European Board & College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; GCT, glucose challenge test; HbA1c, hemoglobulin A1c; IADPSG/; International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; WHO, World Health Organization.

aThe IADPSG recommends confirmation by fasting plasma glucose or HbA1c for the diagnosis of overt diabetes during pregnancy (30).