Table 2.
Variables of glycaemic control and obstetric data of diabetic pregnant women. Values are means (SD) unless stated otherwise
| Variable | Gestational diabetes
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Pregestational diabetes
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insulin twice daily | Insulin four times daily | Difference (95% CI) | Insulin twice daily | Insulin four times daily | Difference (95% CI) | ||
| No of women | 136 | 138 | 60 | 58 | |||
| Gestational week at delivery | 38.6 (1.9) | 38.9 (1.6) | 0.3 (−0.1 to 0.7) | 38.3 (2.0) | 38.1 (2.8) | −0.2 (−1.0 to 0.6) | |
| Maternal weight gain (kg) | 11.4 (3.5) | 10.7 (3.6) | −0.7 (−1.5 to 0.1) | 12.5 (4.0) | 12.0 (4.5) | −0.5 (−2.0 to 1.0) | |
| Capillary whole blood glucose (mmol/l) | 5.60 (0.48) | 5.42 (0.54) | 0.19 (0.13 to 0.25) | 5.9 (0.92) | 5.47 (0.78) | 0.45 (0.28 to 0.60) | |
| Haemoglobin A1c (%) | 5.8 (1.0) | 5.5 (1.0) | −0.3 (−0.2 to −0.4) | 6.7 (1.8) | 6.2 (1.3) | −0.5 (−0.2 to −0.8) | |
| Fructosamine (μmol/l) | 229 (43) | 188 (27) | −41 (−37 to −45)) | 261 (62) | 210 (33) | −51 (−45 to −57) | |
| Daily insulin at delivery (units/day) | 43 (84) | 65 (80) | 22 (12 to 32) | 92 (54) | 120 (84) | 28 (15 to 41) | |
| No (%) with adequate glycaemic control* | 101 (74) | 126 (91) | 17 (8 to 26) | 33 (55) | 50 (86) | 31 (15 to 47) | |
| No (%) with severe maternal hypoglycaemia† | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 0 | 11 (18) | 10 (17) | −1 (−15 to 13) | |
| No (%) who had caesarean sections | 38 (28) | 39 (28) | 0 | 19 (32) | 13 (22) | −10 (−25 to 5) | |
| No (%) with pregnancy induced hypertension | 12 (9) | 11 (8) | −1 (−11 to 9) | 6 (10) | 5 (9) | −1 (−11 to 9) | |
*
Mean capillary blood glucose concentration <5.8 mmol/l.
†
Requiring help from another person.