Nutritional status of gestational diabetes mellitus patients in National Hospital of Endocrinology in 2018

Abstract

A cross-sectional study of 120 gestational diabetes mellitus patients who was examined and treated at National Hospital of Endocrinology in 2018 aimed to determine the nutritional status of these subjects. Results: Most gestational diabetes mellitus patients had a body mass index of 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 (83%), the rate of overweight and obesity was 9%, malnutrition was 8%. Dietary protein < 20% reached 55.8%, dietary lipid > 25% reached 65%, dietary glucid < 55% reached 65.8%. The percentage of gestational diabetes mellitus patients who ate on time accounted for 72.5%, gestational diabetes mellitus patients who ate 6 meals per day have the highest rate of 65.8%, gestational diabetes mellitus patients ate 4 meals with the lowest rate of 12.5%. About frequency of food consumption: Meat was the highest group of food consumption with 100%, seafood fsh types were 55.8%. Rice is the highest consumed food accounted for 100%, then to the bread, dumplings accounted for 31.7%. Oil, peanut group consumed high accounted for 92.5%, the lowest group was animal’s fat with 14.2%. All kinds of vegetable consumed accounts for 95%. Conclusions: Over 50% gestational diabetes mellitus strictly adhered to the nutritional recommendations for protein, lipid, and glucid.