TABLE 1—
Gestational Diabetes Among Pregnant Residents of New York City Who Delivered in 1990 and 2001, by Age Group and Race/Ethnicity
| 1990 | 2001 | ||||||
| Population | % | % GDM (95% CI) | Population | % | % GDM (95% CI) | % Change | |
| Total deliveries | 125 663 | 100 | 2.6 (2.5, 2.7) | 110 340 | 100 | 3.8 (3.7, 3.9) | 46 |
| Age, y | |||||||
| < 25 | 43 860 | 35 | 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) | 35 565 | 32 | 1.5 (1.4, 1.7) | 36 |
| 25–34 | 66 169 | 53 | 2.9 (2.7, 3.0) | 55 543 | 50 | 4.3 (4.1, 4.5) | 48 |
| ≥35 | 15 395 | 12 | 5.8 (5.4, 6.2) | 19 235 | 17 | 6.7 (6.3, 7.0) | 16 |
| Race/ethnicitya | |||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 32 875 | 26 | 2.2 (2.1, 2.4) | 28 084 | 26 | 2.4 (2.2, 2.5) | 9 |
| Non-Hispanic Blackb | 27 777 | 22 | 1.7 (1.6, 1.9) | 20 583 | 19 | 3.1 (2.9, 3.3) | 82 |
| Asian | 9878 | 8 | 3.9 (3.5, 4.2) | 13 978 | 13 | 7.4 (7.1, 7.9) | 90 |
| South and Central Asianc | 2263 | 2 | 5.7 (4.8, 6.7) | 4685 | 4 | 11.1 (10.2, 12.0) | 95 |
| Other Asian | 7615 | 6 | 3.3 (2.9, 3.7) | 9293 | 8 | 5.6 (5.1, 6.1) | 70 |
| Hispanic or Caribbean | 53 909 | 43 | 3.1 (2.9, 3.2) | 47 233 | 43 | 3.9 (3.8, 4.1) | 26 |
| Puerto Rican | 18 325 | 15 | 2.8 (2.6, 3.0) | 10 149 | 9 | 3.1 (2.7, 3.4) | 11 |
| Mexican | 2916 | 2 | 2.5 (1.9, 3.1) | 6780 | 6 | 4.9 (4.4, 5.5) | 96 |
| Dominican Republic | 11 128 | 9 | 3.3 (2.9, 3.6) | 9531 | 9 | 3.4 (3.1, 3.8) | 3 |
| Other Central or South Americand | 7212 | 6 | 3.3 (2.9, 3.7) | 8048 | 7 | 3.6 (3.2, 4.0) | 3 |
| Other Caribbeane | 12 357 | 10 | 3.5 (3.2, 3.8) | 9481 | 9 | 5.2 (4.8, 5.7) | 49 |
| Unknown Hispanic origin | 1971 | 2 | 1.9 (1.3, 2.5) | 3244 | 3 | 3.0 (2.4, 3.5) | 58 |
Note. GDM = gestational diabetes mellitus; CI = confidence interval.
aRace/ethnicity was unknown or listed as “other” for 2.5% of birth certificates.
bDoes not include women of Caribbean descent; these are listed separately.
cIncludes women from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Ceylon, India, Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan or women who reported being of Hindu or Sikh ancestry.
dIncludes women from Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
eIncludes women from Aruba, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, and West Indies.