Table 2.
Pregnancy characteristics and perinatal outcome of the total cohort (n = 77) and the subgroups with and without mental distress determined by SCL-R-90 questionnaire.
| Variable | Total Cohort (n = 77) |
No Mental Distress (n = 67; 87%) |
Mental Distress (n = 10; 13%) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hba1c at delivery in mmol/mol | 34.4 (31.1–35.5) | 33.33 (30.6–35.5) | 34.95 (33.03–35.78) | 0.305 |
| Need for Insulin | 41.6% | 40.3% | 50% | 0.733 |
| Treatment methods | 0.14 | |||
| Diet | 58.4% | 59.7% | 50% | |
| Bolus | 1.3% | 1.5% | - | |
| Basal | 29.9% | 31.3% | 20% | |
| Basal and bolus | 10.4% | 7.5% | 30% | |
| Max. Insulin IU/kg | 0.30 (0.19–0.4) | 0.28 (0.18–0.4) | 0.36 (0.2–0.44) | 0.579 |
| Max. number of injections | 1 (1–2.75) | 1 (1–2) | 2 (1.5–4) | 0.201 |
| GWG in kg | 12 (9–16.5) | 12 (8.1–16.2) | 11.3 (9.2–18.1) | 0.939 |
| Pregnancy complications | 13.3% | 15.2% | - | 0.306 |
| Pre-eclampsia/PIH/HELLP | 1.8% | 2% | - | 1 |
| IOL | 41.9% | 42.9% | 33.3% | 1 |
| C-section | 32.3% | 33.9% | 16.7% | 0.654 |
| Birth weight | 3415 (3225–3672) |
3402 (3226–3670) |
3472 (3097–3705) |
0.991 |
| GA at delivery | 39 (38–40) | 39 (38–40) | 38 (38–39) | 0.031 * |
| SGA | 1.6% | 1.8% | - | 1 |
| LGA | 9.8% | 10.9% | - | 1 |
| 5 min APGAR | 9 (9–10) | 9 (9–10) | 9.5 (8.8–10) | 0.454 |
| pH | 7.27 (7.2–7.32) | 7.27 (7.20–7.32) | 7.27 (7.20–7.32) | 0.931 |
| NICU admission | 8.2% | 7.3% | 16.7% | 0.415 |
| hyperbilirubinemia | 35.4% | 36.4% | 25% | 1 |
| hypoglycemia | 14.8% | 14.3% | 20% | 0.567 |
| Respiratory distress | 4.9% | 5.5% | 0 | 1 |
Data are n (%) or median (interquartile range) unless otherwise specified. p—Comparison of subgroups with and without mental distress; * p < 0.05 is significant and bold. GA—gestational age; GWG—gestational weight gain; IOL—induction of labor; SGA—small for gestational age; LGA—large for gestational age; NICU—neonatal intensive care unit; PIH—pregnancy induced hypertension; SGA—small for gestational age.