Table 3.
Prevalence of preexisting diabetes mellitus, undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in different age groups by year in Taiwan in 2008-2017*.
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | P for trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preexisting diabetes (%) | |||||||||||
| <30 years old | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.004 |
| 30-34 years old | 0.55 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.032 |
| ≥35 years old | 1.00 | 1.19 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.31 | 1.28 | 1.39 | 1.25 | 0.015 |
| Undiagnosed diabetes (%) | |||||||||||
| <30 years old | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.006 |
| 30-34 years old | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.010 |
| ≥35 years old | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.015 |
| GDM (%) | |||||||||||
| <30 years old | 8.89 | 9.77 | 10.04 | 10.42 | 10.63 | 11.07 | 11.76 | 12.47 | 10.87 | 10.65 | 0.016 |
| 30-34 years old | 12.87 | 14.12 | 14.47 | 14.95 | 14.66 | 15.03 | 15.51 | 16.24 | 14.94 | 14.38 | 0.053 |
| ≥35 years old | 15.49 | 16.25 | 17.24 | 18.19 | 18.30 | 18.90 | 18.78 | 19.39 | 18.19 | 18.24 | 0.009 |
Preexisting diabetes mellitus, diabetes diagnosed before pregnancy; undiagnosed diabetes, diabetes mellitus first detected in early pregnancy, before 20 weeks of gestation.
*Prevalence was calculated by using the number of women with the indicated disease in the age group in the year as the numerator and the number of all pregnant women in the age group in the year as the denominator.