Table 2. Perinatal and maternal incomes (median/quartile and percentage) observed among pregnant inpatients and outpatients with diabetes or mild hyperglycemia at the Center for Investigation of Perinatal Diabetes, HC-FMB-Unesp, 2007.
| Variables | Diabetic inpatients (n = 20) | Diabetic outpatients (n = 30) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (years) | 31.0 (26.0;35.0) | 32.0 (25.0;37.0) | 0.613* |
| Mean glycemia (maternal) | 157.0 (121.1;197.9) | 97.6 (92.2;108.3) | < 0.001* |
| Maternal mortality | 0 | 0 | 1.0† |
| Perinatal mortality | 0 | 0 | 1.0† |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 37.5 (36.0;38.0) | 38.0 (37.0;40.0) | 0.078* |
| Length (cm) | 48.3 (45.3;51.0) | 50.0 (48.0;51.0) | 0.094* |
| Weight (g) | 3,385.0 (3062.5;3816.3) | 3,470.0 (3055.0;3901.3) | 0.797* |
| Ponderal index | 3.1 (2.8;3.5) | 2.7 (2.5;2.9) | 0.010* |
| Apgar at 5 minutes | 9.0 (9.0;10.0) | 9.0 (9.0;10.0) | 0.258* |
| Days of infant hospitalization | 4.0 (3.5;8.0) | 4.0 (3.0;6.0) | 0.322* |
| % | |||
| Cesarean delivery | 70.0 | 40.0 | 0.015‡ |
| Classification according to weight: | |||
| AGA | 65.0 | 63.3 | 1.0† |
| SGA | 0.0 | 3.3 | |
| LGA | 35.0 | 33.3 | |
| Preterm infant | 30.0 | 10.0 | 0.130† |
| Term infant | 70.0 | 90.0 | |
| Type of hospital care: | |||
| Rooming-in | 55.0 | 76.7 | 0.283† |
| Nursery | 40.0 | 20.0 | |
| ICU | 5.0 | 3.3 | |
*Mann-Whitney test; †Fisher’s exact test; ‡Chi-square test
AGA = adequate for gestational age; SGA = small for gestational age; LGA = large for gestational age; ICU = intensive care unit