The relationship between neck circumference and gestational diabetes mellitus in Iranian women

Tahoora Sedighi Barforoush; Reza Ghadimi; Zaynab Pahlevan; Niloufar Ahmadi; Mouloud Agajani Delavar

doi:10.1186/s40842-021-00136-5

The relationship between neck circumference and gestational diabetes mellitus in Iranian women

Clin Diabetes Endocrinol. 2021 Dec 14;7(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s40842-021-00136-5.

Authors

Tahoora Sedighi Barforoush¹, Reza Ghadimi², Zaynab Pahlevan³, Niloufar Ahmadi¹, Mouloud Agajani Delavar⁴

Affiliations

¹ Student Committee Research, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
² Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Social Determinants of Health, Research Center, Research Institute for Health, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
³ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
⁴ Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol-Amol oldhighway, after Mohammadhasan Khan Bridge, Po. Box: 47135-547, Babol, Mazandaran, Iran. moloodaghajani@yahoo.com.

Abstract

Background: The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between neck circumference and gestational diabetes.

Methods: This prospective study was conducted on 372 Iranian pregnant women. The criteria set by the American Diabetes Association through 2 h was used to classify subjects with regard to their gestational diabetes. At the 14-16th weeks of pregnancy, the neck circumference was measured. The maternal and fetal outcomes were measured as well.

Results: The adjusted logistic regression revealed that neck circumference was a predictor for gestational diabetes mellitus (OR = 1.20; 95% CI = 1.06, 1.34; P = 0.002). The ROC analysis depicted that the cut-off for neck circumference in indicating gestational diabetes was 34.3 cm, with the sensitivity of 53% and the specificity of 66%.

Conclusion: The findings of the present study revealed that the neck circumference of ≥34.3 cm can be deemed as a predictor of gestational diabetes in the case of Iranian pregnant women.

Keywords: Gestational diabetes mellitus; Neck circumference; Pregnancy.