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. 2010 Sep 17;10:55. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-10-55

Table 1.

Distribution of sociodemographic, medical, acculturation, and behavioral characteristics according to abnormal glucose tolerance (AGT); Latina Pregnancy Study, 2000-2004

Total AGT cases


Yes No
N % N % N %
Total 1006 100.0 119 11.8 887 88.2
Sociodemographic Characteristics
 Age (years)
16-19 340 33.8 23 19.3 317 35.7
20-24 381 37.9 39 32.8 342 38.6
25-29 177 17.6 26 21.9 151 17.0
30-40 108 10.7 31 26.1 77 8.7
 Education
< High School 502 55.2 47 45.2 455 56.5
High/Trade/Technical School 293 32.2 34 32.7 259 32.2
Some College/Graduate 114 12.5 23 22.1 91 11.3
 Annual household income
< $15,000 333 59.5 44 57.9 289 59.7
$15,000-30,000 171 30.5 18 23.7 153 31.6
> $30,000 56 10.0 14 18.4 42 8.7
Medical Characteristics
 Parity
0 393 39.2 36 30.5 357 40.3
1-2 491 49.0 491 54.2 427 48.3
3+ 119 11.9 18 15.3 101 11.4
 Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)
< 20 128 13.0 10 8.7 118 13.6
20-24.99 371 37.6 26 22.6 345 39.5
25-29.99 245 24.8 32 27.8 213 24.5
30+ 242 24.5 47 40.9 195 22.4
 Family history of diabetes
No 339 35.8 25 22.7 314 37.5
Yes 609 64.2 85 77.3 524 62.5
 Personal history of GDM
No 956 95.9 107 91.4 849 96.5
Yes 41 4.1 10 8.6 31 3.5
 Weight gain up to glucose screen1 (lbs/week)
0-< 0.5 253 31.4 29 33.7 224 31.2
0.5-< 1.0 367 45.6 37 43.0 330 45.9
1.0+ 185 23.0 20 23.3 165 22.9
 Current hypertension
No 961 95.5 109 91.6 852 96.0
Yes 45 4.5 10 8.4 35 4.0
Acculturation Variables
 Language preference
English Only 655 66.2 69 58.5 586 67.2
Both English and Spanish 141 14.2 22 18.6 119 13.6
Spanish Only 194 19.6 27 22.9 167 19.2
 Birthplace
United States 488 53.3 52 49.5 436 53.8
Other 427 46.7 53 50.5 374 46.2
Pregnancy Behaviors
 Alcohol Consumption
No 921 98.4 110 99.1 811 98.3
Yes (1+ drink/week) 15 1.6 1 0.9 14 1.7
 Pregnancy physical activity
1st quartile 227 25.9 25 24.3 202 26.1
2nd quartile 226 25.8 22 21.4 204 26.4
3rd quartile 213 24.3 24 23.3 189 24.5
4th quartile 210 24.0 32 31.0 178 23.0

1Rate of weight gain was analyzed as a continuous variable in multivariate models but is presented in categories here.

Note: Sums may not add to 1006 due to missing data for some covariates