Table 1. Postpartum demographic characteristics of the subjects.
| Characteristics | Control (n=40) | Prediabetes (n=42) | P-value |
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Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation (SD), medians (interquartile ranges), or numbers (percentages). Differences between the two groups were tested by the Chi-square test for categorical variables, Student's t-test for normally distributed continuous variables, and the Mann-Whitney test for non-normally distributed variables. *P < 0.05. Abbreviations: PWL, postpartum weight loss; PWR, postpartum weight retention; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure. | |||
| Age [years, median (Q1, Q3)] | 31 (29–33) | 33 (30–35) | 0.010* |
| Multipara [n (%)] | 8 (20.0) | 16 (38.1) | 0.072 |
| Family history of diabetes [n (%)] | 17 (42.5) | 17 (40.5) | 0.852 |
| Exclusive breastfeeding [n (%)] | 20 (50) | 16 (38.1) | 0.278 |
| Weight (kg, mean±SD) | 60.4±9.0 | 61.4±7.2 | 0.594 |
| PWL (kg, mean ± SD) | 8.3±3.0 | 8.6±2.8 | 0.572 |
| PWR (kg, mean±SD) | 3.5±5.0 | 3.4±3.8 | 0.984 |
| BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD) | 23.0±3.1 | 23.4±2.5 | 0.612 |
| SBP (mmHg, mean±SD) | 112±10 | 112±12 | 0.959 |
| DBP (mmHg, mean ± SD) | 70±7 | 71±9 | 0.546 |
| Waist circumference (cm, mean±SD) | 82.1±8.4 | 82.9±9.2 | 0.698 |
| Hip circumference (cm, mean ± SD) | 94.7±5.9 | 96.0±6.1 | 0.308 |
| Waist-hip ratio (mean±SD) | 0.87±0.05 | 0.86±0.06 | 0.718 |