Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants
| Characteristics | Cases | Controls | P value |
| CME cohort | |||
| Number of participants | 107 | 469 | |
| Age at baseline (years) | 28.64±6.56 | 26.06±5.98 | <0.001* |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 28.05±4.76 | 25.52±4.88 | <0.001* |
| Previous GDM (yes) | 16 (14.95) | 2 (0.43) | <0.001† |
| Family history of T2D (yes) | 73 (68.22) | 217 (46.27) | <0.001‡ |
| Previous pregnancies (yes) | 72 (67.29) | 266 (56.72) | 0.058‡ |
| HMPMPS cohort | |||
| Number of participants | 32 | 199 | |
| Age at baseline (years) | 29.13±6.61 | 25.60±6.72 | 0.008* |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 30.67±6.10 | 25.00±4.54 | <0.001* |
| Previous GDM (yes) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Family history of T2D (yes) | 25 (78.13) | 113 (66.83) | 0.037‡ |
| Previous pregnancies (yes) | 27 (84.38) | 126 (63.32) | 0.033* |
Data are presented as n (%) or mean±SD unless otherwise indicated.
*P values obtained using Student’s t-test.
†P values obtained using Fisher’s exact test.
‡P values obtained using the Χ2 test.
BMI, body mass index; CME, Cuido mi Embarazo; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; HMPMPS, 'Mónica Pretelini Sáenz' Maternal Perinatal Hospital; T2D, type 2 diabetes.