Congenital anomalies in pregnancies with overt and pregestational type 2 diabetes: a gray portrayal from a cohort in Brazil


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Congenital anomalies in pregnancies with overt and pregestational type 2 diabetes: a gray portrayal from a cohort in Brazil

Objective: To describe the frequency and types of congenital anomalies and associated risk factors in Brazilian women with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study between 2005 and 2021, we included all pregnant participants with type 2 diabetes from the two major public hospitals in southern Brazil. We collected data from the electronic hospital records. Congenital anomalies were classified by the 10th revised International Classification of Diseases, Q chapter, enhanced by the EUROCAT registry classification, and categorized by type and gravity. We used multiple Poisson regression with robust estimates to estimate risks.

Results: Among 648 participants, we excluded 19, and 62 were lost to follow-up; therefore, we included 567 participants. Overt diabetes arose in 191 participants (33.7%, 95% CI 30.0% – 38.0%). Less than 20% of the participants supplemented folate. Congenital anomalies occurred in 78 neona tes (13.8%, CI 11.0 − 16.9%), 73 babies (93.6%) presented major anomalies, and 20 (10.5%) cases occurred in participants with overt diabetes. Cardiac anomalies were the most frequent (43 isolated and 12 combined). Pre-eclampsia was associated with an increased risk in the analyses including all women (adjusted RR 1.87 (95% CI 1.23–2.85), p = 0.003), but not in analyses including only women with an HbA1c measured up to the 14th gestational age. HbA1c, either measured at any time in pregnancy (adjusted RR 1.21 (95% CI 1.10–1.33), p < 0.001) or up to the first 14 weeks (adjusted RR 1.22, 95% CI 1.10–1.35, p < 0.001) was the only sustained risk factor. Risk factors such as maternal age, obesity, diabetes diagnosis, or use of antidiabetic medications were not associated with congenital anomalies.

Conclusion: We found a high frequency of congenital anomalies associated with poor maternal glycemic control and revealed an almost universal lack of preconceptio n care. An urgent call to action is mandatory for the reversal of this gray scenario. © The Author(s) 2024.

Authors : Campos M.A.A.; Oppermann M.L.R.; Sanseverino M.T.V.; Guerra G.L.; Hirakata V.N.; Reichelt A.J.

Source : BioMed Central Ltd

Article Information

Year 2024
Type Article
DOI 10.1186/s13098-024-01376-y
ISSN 17585996
Volume 16

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