Publications by authors named "Zartasha Tariq"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effectiveness of measuring fetal anterior abdominal wall thickness (AAWT) through ultrasound as an early indicator of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), using the oral glucose tolerance test as a reference.
- Conducted at Rawalpindi Medical University from July 2019 to January 2020, the research involved women aged 18-45 with a family history of type 2 diabetes, focusing on those at risk for GDM and excluding others with specific medical conditions.
- Results showed that fetal AAWT measurements had a high diagnostic accuracy for detecting GDM, with a sensitivity of 93.14%, specificity of 82.65%, and overall diagnostic accuracy of 88.0%, confirming
