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. 2023 Mar 18;23:186. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05496-7

Table 2.

Participant Demographic Characteristics

NGT ( n  = 74)
n (%)
GDM ( n  = 13)
n (%)
p -value
High Risk Backgrounda 18 (24%) 5 (38%) 0.23
Family History of DM 17 (23%) 7 (54%) 0.03
Previous macrosomia 1 (3%) 1 (8%) 0.39
Previous GDM 3 (4%) 1 (8%) 0.48
Primiparity 40 (54%) 9 (75%) 0.15
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Age 32.4 ( ±) 4.8 32.1 ( ±) 2.9 0.82
BMI 22.9 ( ±) 4.8 23.0 ( ±) 5.0 0.98
OGTT time 0 (mmol/L) 4.3 ( ±) 0.3 4.6 ( ±) 0.6 0.01
OGTT 1 h (mmol/L) 6. 9 ( ±) 1.4 9.2 ( ±) 1.2  < 0.001
OGTT 2 h (mmol/L) 5. 7 ( ±) 1.2 8.1 ( ±) 1.7  < 0.001

GDM Gestational diabetes mellitus, NGT normal glucose tolerance, DM Diabetes Mellitus, SD Standard deviation, IR interquartile range, BMI Body Mass Index

aHigh risk background = Southeast Asian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Hispanic, South American, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander