ABSTRACT

Objective:

We planned to reveal the relationship between great-grand multiparity and type 2 diabetes mellitus development.

Methods:

Between April 1, 2011 and April 1, 2012, the information of the patients who applied to the obstetrics and gynecology polyclinic in our hospital with various complaints was collected retrospectively. The patients' age, height, weight, body mass index, number of births, and presence of diabetes mellitus were noted.

Results:

The study was conducted in the ethnic Arab-inhabited regions of southern Turkey and included 179 patients. The participants were illiterate women of low socioeconomic stature and who were under 18 years of age and had married before 18 as well. The mean age of the patients was 64.8±6.3 years and 67.7±6.2 years in nulliparous and great-grand multiparous patients, respectively. The median body mass index (BMI) values of the patients were 30.95±7.0 and 30.11±6.1, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of mean age and BMI (body mass index). Twenty-eight (18.5%) patients were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, while 3 (10.7%) patients were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the non-delivery group. There was a statistically significant relationship between the two groups in terms of the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (p<0.05).

Conclusion:

A statistically significant relationship was found between great-grand multiparity and type 2 diabetes mellitus development.