Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Israeli Ethiopian Jews (EJ) and Arabs have at reproduction age higher incidence of diabetes than other Israeli Jews. We aimed to compare gestational diabetes (GDM) risk among these population subgroups.Methods: The study cohort included age-matched EJ, non-Ethiopian Jews (NEJ) and Arab women age 20–45 years. GDM diagnosis was based on the two step screening method of 50 and 100 g oral glucose load tests. Univariate comparisons and the ass...