Gestational diabetes mellitus: Challenges for different ethnic groups

Table 3 Studies comparing the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus among different ethnicities in women born in Western countries with women born in foreign countries

Ref.	Year	City/Region	Rate of GDM in ethnic groups born in Western country	Rate of GDM in ethnic groups who migrated from their native country to a western country
Savitz, Janevic, Engel, Kaufman and Herring[28]	1995-2003	New York City, United States	1.7% North African 3.1% Sub-Saharan Africa 5.6% East Asia 4.3% South-East Asia and Pacific Islands 6.8% South Central Asia 3.4% Non-Hispanic Caribbean 4.4% Hispanic Caribbean 4.0% Mexico 3.4% Central American 3.1% South American	7.5% North African 5.9% Sub-Saharan Africa 6.3% East Asia 8.9% South-East Asia and Pacific Islands 14.5% South Central Asia 7.1% Non-Hispanic Caribbean 5.3% Hispanic Caribbean 6.4% Mexico 5.1% Central American 7.0% South American
Chu, Abe, Hall, Kim, Njoroge and Qin[29]	2005-2006	Up to 19 states in the United States	4.91% Japanese 5.54% Asian Indian 4.64% Chinese 5.95% Filipino 5.31% South Korean 5.16% Vietnamese 4.39% Other Asian 5.82% Pacific Islander	3.27% Japanese 8.81% Asian Indian 6.25% Chinese 7.31% Filipino 4.92% South Korean 6.2% Vietnamese 6.21% Other Asian 8.38% Pacific Islander

GDM: Gestational diabetes mellitus.