Table 3.
Relative risk of getting dispensed drugs used to treat diabetes (insulin and/or oral antidiabetics), with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), obtained in Cox regression analysis, adjusted for maternal age and parity
| % | Drugs used to treat diabetes | Both insulin and oral antidiabetics* | Oral antidiabetics only | Insulin only | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relative risk | 95% CI | Relative risk | 95% CI | Relative risk | 95% CI | Relative risk | 95% CI | ||
| Group | |||||||||
| No preeclampsia nor GDM | 95.2 | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Preeclampsia (without GDM) | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.4–3.6 | 4.2 | 1.6–11 | 3.0 | 2.4–3.7 | 2.5 | 1.4–4.5 |
| GDM (without preeclampsia) | 0.9 | 41 | 35–47 | 184 | 117–290 | 22 | 18–27 | 118 | 90–156 |
| Preeclampsia and GDM | 0.1 | 79 | 58–108 | 430 | 204–905 | 52 | 34–79 | 145 | 76–278 |
Data from pregnancies in 2,004–8 (n = 226,832)
GDM Gestational diabetes mellitus
* Excluding those receiving insulin only or oral antidiabetics only