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Table 1 Various guidelines for evaluating GDM based on glucose tolerance test

From: Biochemical and molecular biomarkers: unraveling their role in gestational diabetes mellitus

Criteria

Gestational age at screening (weeks)

Glucose load (g)

Glucose threshold (mmol/L)

Fasting

1 h

2 h

3 h

WHO, 1999

24–28

75

 < 7.0

–

 < 7.8

–

ADA, 2004

High risk: 14–18

Medium risk: 28–32

100

 < 5.3

 < 10.0

 < 8.6

 < 7.8

IADPSG, 2010

24–28

75

 < 5.1

 < 10

 < 8.5

–

NICE, 2015

24–28

75

 < 5.6

–

 < 7.8

–

ACOG, 2018

24–28

100

 < 5.3

 < 10

 < 8.6

 < 7.8

  1. WHO World Health Organization, ADA American Diabetes Association, IADPSG International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups, NICE United Kingdom-based National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, ACOG American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists