Serum Uric Acid in Early Pregnancy a marker for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

AIM OF THE STUDY: To correlate between first trimester uric acid level and its association with subsequent development of gestational diabetes mellitus. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a prospective study conducted at Govt. Raja Mirasudar Hospital attached to Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur. The study was conducted over a period of one year from September 2015. A total of one hundred and eighty seven ante natal women less than 14 weeks of gestational age who attended the outpatient antenatal department were included in this study. Serum uric acid estimation done in women with