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Table 1 Results of meta-analysis of studies comparing the risk for the development of GDM in women after BS with different subgroups, adapted from Galazis et al. [52]

From: Pregnancy after bariatric surgery: a narrative literature review and discussion of impact on pregnancy management and outcome

Control Group

No. of Studies

Participants

OR (95% CI)

p-Value

BS

Control

  

Overall

15

2724

136,075

0.47 (0.40–0.56)

< 0.001

Women after BS vs. obese controls

6

1292

133,777

0.34 (0.18–0.67)

< 0.001

Women after BS vs. same women before BS

5

377

343

0.71 (0.45–1.11)

0.14

Women after BS vs. other women before BS

3

1171

916

0.42 (0.22–0,79)

0.007

Women after BS vs. pre-pregnancy BMI matched obese women without BS

3

433

1537

0.77 (0.22–2.65)

0.68

Women after BS vs. pre-surgery BMI matched obese women without BS

6

864

133,388

0.24 (0.10–0.54)

< 0.001