Volume 11, Issue 9 pp. 761-770
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Real-world experience of metformin use in pregnancy: Observational data from the Northern Territory Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinical Register

妊娠期使用二甲双胍治疗的真实世界经验:来自北部地区妊娠期糖尿病临床登记表的观察性数据

Louise J. Maple-Brown

Corresponding Author

Louise J. Maple-Brown

Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Division of Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Correspondence

Louise Maple-Brown, Menzies School of Health Research, PO Box 41096, Casuarina, NT 0811, Australia.

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Greta Lindenmayer

Greta Lindenmayer

Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Division of Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Federica Barzi

Federica Barzi

Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Cherie Whitbread

Cherie Whitbread

Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Division of Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Christine Connors

Christine Connors

Northern Territory Department of Health, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Elizabeth Moore

Elizabeth Moore

Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Jacqueline Boyle

Jacqueline Boyle

Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Marie Kirkwood

Marie Kirkwood

Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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I-Lynn Lee

I-Lynn Lee

Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Danielle Longmore

Danielle Longmore

Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Paula van Dokkum

Paula van Dokkum

Department of Medicine, Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Population Health Research, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

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Mary Wicks

Mary Wicks

Department of Medicine, Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

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Michelle Dowden

Michelle Dowden

One Disease, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Chrissie Inglis

Chrissie Inglis

Healthy Living NT, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Margaret Cotter

Margaret Cotter

Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Renae Kirkham

Renae Kirkham

Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Sumaria Corpus

Sumaria Corpus

Danila Dilba Health Service, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Sridhar Chitturi

Sridhar Chitturi

Division of Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Sujatha Thomas

Sujatha Thomas

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Kerin O'Dea

Kerin O'Dea

Population Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Paul Zimmet

Paul Zimmet

Department of Medicine, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Jeremy Oats

Jeremy Oats

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Harold D. McIntyre

Harold D. McIntyre

Mater Medical Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Alex Brown

Alex Brown

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Jonathan E. Shaw

Jonathan E. Shaw

Population Health Research, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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on behalf of the Northern Territory Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership

on behalf of the Northern Territory Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership

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First published: 25 January 2019
Citations: 7

Funding information The Northern Territory Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership is funded by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Partnership Project Grant (1032116), with additional support from NHMRC Program Grant 631974 and Global Alliance Chronic Disease NHMRC Grant 1092968. LM-B is supported by an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship (1078477). The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the NHMRC. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.

Abstract

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Background

In Australia's Northern Territory, Indigenous mothers account for 33% of births and have high rates of hyperglycemia in pregnancy. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in pregnancy is up to 10-fold higher in Indigenous than non-Indigenous Australian mothers, and the use of metformin is common. We assessed birth outcomes in relation to metformin use during pregnancy from a clinical register.

Methods

The study included women with gestational diabetes (GDM), newly diagnosed diabetes in pregnancy (DIP), or pre-existing T2D from 2012 to 2016. Data were analyzed for metformin use in the third trimester. Regression models were adjusted for maternal age, body mass index, parity, and insulin use.

Results

Of 1649 pregnancies, 814 (49.4%) were to Indigenous women, of whom 234 (28.7%) had T2D (vs 4.6% non-Indigenous women; P < 0.001). Metformin use was high in Indigenous women (84%-90% T2D, 42%-48% GDM/DIP) and increased over time in non-Indigenous women (43%-100% T2D, 14%-35% GDM/DIP). Among Indigenous women with GDM/DIP, there were no significant differences between groups with and without metformin in cesarean section (51% vs 39%; adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.25, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.87-1.81), large for gestational age (24% vs 13%; aOR 1.5, 95% CI 0.9-2.5), or serious neonatal adverse events (9.4% vs 5.9%; aOR 1.32, 95% CI 0.68-2.57). Metformin use was independently associated with earlier gestational age (37.7 vs 38.5 weeks), but the risk did not remain independently higher after exclusion of women managed with medical nutrition therapy alone, and the increase in births <37 weeks was not significant on multivariate analysis.

Conclusions

We found no clear evidence of any adverse outcomes related to the use of metformin for the treatment of hyperglycemia in pregnancy.

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摘要

背景

在澳大利亚北部地区, 原住民母亲的婴儿出生率占33%, 她们妊娠期间出现高血糖的风险很高。原住民母亲在妊娠期间的2型糖尿病(T2D)患病率与非原住民澳大利亚母亲相比较要高10倍, 并且经常使用二甲双胍治疗。我们利用临床登记表数据评估了妊娠期间使用二甲双胍治疗与出生结果之间的关系。

方法

这项研究从2012至2016年纳入了妊娠糖尿病(gestational diabetes, GDM)、妊娠期新诊断糖尿病(newly diagnosed diabetes in pregnancy, DIP)以及既往已经存在T2D的妇女。对妊娠晚期使用二甲双胍的数据进行了分析。根据母亲年龄、体重指数、产次以及胰岛素使用情况校正了回归模型。

结果

在1649名孕妇中有814名(49.4%)为原住民妇女, 其中234名(28.7%)为T2D(非原住民妇女T2D比例为4.6%;P < 0.001)。原住民妇女的二甲双胍使用率更高(在T2D中为84%-90%, 在GDM/DIP中为42%-48%), 并且在非原住民妇女中随着时间的推移使用率在上升(在T2D中为43%-100%, 在GDM/DIP中为14%-35%)。在合并GDM/DIP的原住民妇女中, 使用二甲双胍治疗组与不使用二甲双胍治疗组之间的剖宫产率(分别为51%与39%; 校正后的odds ratio [aOR]为1.25, 95%置信区间[CI]为0.87-1.81)、出现大胎龄率(分别为24%与13%;aOR为1.5, 95% CI为0.9-2.5)、新生儿出现严重不良事件率(分别为9.4%与5.9%;aOR为1.32, 95% CI为0.68-2.57)都没有显著性差异。使用二甲双胍治疗与胎龄更小(分别为37.7与38.5周)独立相关, 但是将单独接受药物营养治疗的妇女排除之后, 这种风险没有独立地处于较高的水平, 并且多变量分析显示<37周的出生率并没有显著地升高。

结论

我们没有发现任何与妊娠期间高血糖妇女使用二甲双胍治疗出现不良结果相关的明确证据。

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