Gestational Diabetes Maternal Consequences in Taiwan, 2004-2015

Table 1_Gestational and postpartum maternal consequences of gestational diabetes mellitus.docx contains results from a nationwide population-based study of 206,831 pregnant women in Taiwan. The study, authored by Chung-Kuan Wu and published on figshare under CC-BY-4.0, analyzes the association between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and maternal health outcomes using logistic and Cox regression. It reports odds and hazard ratios for conditions like preterm labor, preeclampsia, type 2 diabetes, and chronic kidney disease.

Use Cases

• Assessing the risk of preterm labor, preeclampsia, and gestational hypertension based on GDM status.
• Modeling the hazard of developing type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and ophthalmic disease after a GDM pregnancy.
• Identifying critical postpartum follow-up periods (1-2 years) for specific long-term health risks mentioned in the results.

Strengths

• Based on a large cohort of 206,831 pregnant women from a national health insurance database.
• Provides specific odds ratios (e.g., 1.72 for preterm labor) and hazard ratios (e.g., 2.88 for type 2 DM) for key health outcomes.
• Includes temporal analysis of risk periods (e.g., within 2 years for type 2 DM) using Kaplan-Meier methods.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database from 2004-2015.

Provenance

Source

Chung-Kuan Wu via figshare.

Collection Method

Analysis of the Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database, using 1:1 matching, logistic regression, Cox regression, and Kaplan-Meier analysis.

Time Range

Study period includes data from 2004 to 2015.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 04:36:44; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Taiwan.