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. 2008 Nov 18;3(11):e3753. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003753

Table 2. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for gestational diabetes (GDM) according to maternal plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations in pregnancy.

25(OH)D (ng/ml) GDM Cases Controls Unadjusted Adjusted* Adjusted**
(N = 57) (N = 114) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
All Subjects
25(OH)D (categorical variable)
Sufficient (≥30) 14 51 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
Insufficient (20–29) 24 47 1.86 (0.86–4.01) 1.86 (0.84–4.09) 1.56 (0.69–3.52)
Deficient (<20) 19 16 4.33 (1.78–10.5) 3.74 (1.47–9.50) 2.66 (1.01–7.02)
P for trend 0.001 0.006 0.05
25(OH)D(continuous variable)
Per 5 ng/ml reduction 1.44 (1.16–1.69) 1.36 (1.11–1.69) 1.29 (1.05–1.60)
Non-Hispanic Whites
25(OH)D (categorical variable)
Sufficient (≥30) 11 45 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
Insufficient (20–29) 16 42 1.56 (0.65–3.74) 1.58 (0.65–3.87) 1.21 (0.47–3.09)
Deficient (<20) 13 9 5.91 (2.02–17.3) 5.40 (1.78–16.4) 3.77 (1.19–11.9)
P for trend 0.002 0.005 0.04
25(OH)D (continuous variable)
Per 5 ng/ml reduction 1.44 (1.16–1.79) 1.44 (1.11–1.79) 1.29 (1.05–1.69)

Vitamin D deficiency was defined using cut-points given by Holick, MF ([reference 1]).

*

Adjusted for maternal age, race/ethnicity and family history of diabetes.

**

Adjusted for maternal age, race/ethnicity and family history of diabetes as well as pre-pregnancy body mass index.