Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus.
| Variable | Group 1 n (%) |
Group 2 n (%) |
Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||
| <35a | 1,939 (95.4) | 94 (4.6) | ||
| ≥35 | 219 (87.3) | 32 (12.7) | 3.01 (1.97–4.61) | < 0.001 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| Caucasiana | 589 (94.8) | 32 (5.2) | ||
| Of African descent | 49 (89.1) | 6 (10.9) | 2.25 (0.90–5.65) | 0.083 |
| Other | 83 (94.3) | 5 (5.7) | 1.11 (0.42–2.93) | 0.835 |
| Schooling (years) | ||||
| ≤8a | 748 (94.9) | 40 (5.1) | ||
| > 8 | 826 (94.1) | 52 (5.9) | 1.18 (0.77–1.80) | 0.451 |
Notes: aReference category. Group 1: no GDM; group 2: with GDM.