Author/Authors :
Nafisi-Moghadam، Reza نويسنده 1. Assistant professor of Radiology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran , , Namiaranian، Nasim نويسنده MD, Community Medicine Specialist Yazd Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadooghi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran , , Hojat، Hashem نويسنده Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. , , Haghani-Nejad، Hassan نويسنده MD, Department of Cardiology, Afshar Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran , , Aflatounian، Abbas نويسنده MD, Department of pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Yazd, Iran , , Razavi Ratki، Sied Kazem نويسنده MD, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Yazd, Iran ,
Abstract :
Objective: Gestational diabetes mellitus occurs during pregnancy is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) is a surrogate maker of subclinical atherosclerosis. The aim of this study is assessment of relationship between CIMT and infra-renal abdominal aorta diameter in women with and without Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.
Materials and Methods: The current case-control study was conducted in department of radiology of Shahid Sadoghi hospital in Yazd medical science university 2012 to 2013. Forty women between 20-40 years old with at least 6 months after pregnancy were enrolled, 20 participants with GDM in last pregnancy and 20 participants without history of GDM. All participants underwent physical exam and laboratory findings. Finally Carotid intima-media thickness and infra abdominal aorta diameter were obtained.
Results: over all comparison between GDM and non GDM groups revealed no significant difference in mean CIMT and infra-renal abdominal aorta diameter. FBS between two groups reveal significant statistically difference (P-value < 0.05). Also Pearson correlation analysis shows association between infera-renal abdominal aorta diameter and cholesterol and LDL in non GDM participate.
Conclusion: Our study suggested GDM may not relate to CIMT and infera-renal abdominal aorta diameter. Also current study revealed women with history of GDM are prone to having impaired fasting glucose.
