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SUBMITTER: Korpi-Hyovalti EA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3078095 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Korpi-Hyövälti Eeva A L EA Laaksonen David E DE Schwab Ursula S US Vanhapiha Tarja H TH Vihla Kristiina R KR Heinonen Seppo T ST Niskanen Leo K LK
BMC public health 20110324
<h4>Background</h4>In conjunction with the growing prevalence of obesity and the older age of pregnant women gestational diabetes (GDM) is a major health problem.The aim of the study was to evaluate if a lifestyle intervention since early pregnancy is feasible in improving the glucose tolerance of women at a high-risk for GDM in Finland.<h4>Methods</h4>A 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed in early pregnancy (n = 102). Women at high risk for GDM (n = 54) were randomized at week ...[more]