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. 2023 Jan 31;11(3):404. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11030404

Table 1.

Outcomes of studies evaluating the impact of history of depression in women with gestational diabetes.

Author, Year Published Study Design Measure of Depression Results
Beka et al., 2018 [44] n = 373,674
(25.7% with HD)
Retrospective Cohort
ICD-10
ICD-9
Women with depression early in pregnancy had a 3.21-fold increased risk of developing GD (95% CI: 1.00–10.28).
A total of 3.8% developed GD.
Clark et al., 2019 [45] n = 1439
((1) 25% with HD,
(2) 27% with GD)
Retrospective Case-Control
ICD-9 Pregnant women with a history of mood or anxiety disorders are more likely to develop GD (OR (95% CI): 1.10 (1.06–1.14))
Dahlen et al., 2015 [43] n = 3092
(10.7% with GD)
Retrospective Cohort
EPDS ≥ 13 Women with a score greater than 13 on the EPDS scale were more likely to develop GD (adjusted OR (95% CI): 1.85 (1.14–3.03), p < 0.025).
Hinkle et al., 2016 [29] n = 2802
(3.7% with GD)
Prospective Cohort
EPDS ≥ 10 Women with depression early in pregnancy had a 3.21-fold increased risk of developing GD (95% CI: 1.00–10.28).
Minschart et al., 2021 [40] n = 1843
(12.5% with GD)
Prospective Cohort
CES-D
Health Survey (SF-36)
Women who developed GDM (231; 12.5%) had significantly more often depressive symptoms than NGT (1612; 87.5%) women (21.3% (48) vs 15.1% (239), odds ratio (OR) 1.52, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.08–2.16), p = 0.017).
Schoenaker et al., 2019 [42] n = 11,556
(4.6% with GD)
Prospective Cohort
CES-D HD was correlated with insulin use in pregnancy (p = 0.012).

CES-D: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; CI: Confidence Interval; EPDS: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; GD: Gestational Diabetes; HD: History of depression; ICD: International Classification of Diseases; SF-36: 36-item Short Form.