Abstract:
Based on the standard OGTT results, the crude prevalence of GDM at Homagama DDHS
area was 8.4 that 86 of the women who were diagnosed as having GDM belonged to the
asymptomatic impaired glucose tolerance category, results show that the presence of
glycosuria detected by performing benedicts test was an extremely sub optinal test to be
used as a screening test for GDM. Following variables reported significant association with
GDM during the univarient analysis (PO.05), but not so after the multiple logistic
regression analysis. Maternal age above 35 years
