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. 2025 Mar 6;25:240. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07335-3

Table 2.

OR (95% CIs) of GDM based on preconception dietary protein intake quartile

≤P25 P25 ~ P50 P50~P75 > P75 P-valuea
Total protein
Median intake(%E) 16.14 19.04 20.93 23.98
ORs (95% CI)* 1 0.86 (0.60–1.25) 0.37 (0.25–0.54) 0.51 (0.35–0.74) <0.001
ORs (95% CI)** 1 0.87 (0.59–1.27) 0.40 (0.27–0.59) 0.53 (0.36–0.79) 0.002
ORs (95% CI)*** 1 0.46 (0.28–0.77) 0.13 (0.07–0.26) 0.10 (0.04–0.27) <0.001
Animal protein
Median intake(%E) 7.69 11.16 13.36 17.01
ORs (95% CI)* 1 0.56 (0.38–0.80) 0.29 (0.20–0.43) 0.53 (0.36–0.77) <0.001
ORs (95% CI)** 1 0.59 (0.40–0.86) 0.32 (0.22–0.48) 0.57 (0.39–0.84) 0.005
ORs (95% CI)*** 1 0.60 (0.38–0.94) 0.34 (0.20–0.56) 0.68 (0.34–1.34) 0.263
Vegetable protein
Median intake(%E) 5.58 7.01 8.23 9.83
ORs (95% CI)* 1 1.02 (0.71–1.47) 0.93 (0.65–1.34) 1.42 (0.98–2.05) 0.062
ORs (95% CI)** 1 1.07 (0.74–1.56) 0.94 (0.65–1.37) 1.40 (0.96–2.04) 0.078
ORs (95% CI)*** 1 0.86 (0.57–1.29) 0.66 (0.43–0.99) 1.04 (0.69–1.58) 0.852

OR, Odds ratio; CI, Confidence interval; a, Significance of the highest percentile compared with baseline; *, Logistic regression with adjustment for age and BMI; **, Logistic regression with adjustment for age, BMI, family history of diabetes, history of adverse pregnancy, secondhand smoke exposure, alcohol exposure, physical activity; ***, On the basis of the previous adjustment of total calories, carbohydrate, total fat