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