Table 1.
Characteristics of pregnant women with MNT-GDM, iGDM, or normal glucose tolerance
| MNT-GDM | iGDM | normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 45 | 90 | 88 |
| Age (years) | 29 ± 5 P = 0.034* | 32 ± 5 p = 0.046† | 32 ± 6 |
| Gestational week | 28 ± 5 | 28 ± 5 | 27 ± 4 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 84 ± 13 | 91 ± 14 p < 0.001* p = 0.012† | 75 ± 10 |
| oGTT 60 Min (mg/dl) | 187 ± 28 p < 0.001* | 188 ± 33 p < 0.001* | 138 ± 33 |
| oGTT 120 Min (mg/dl) | 137 ± 25 p < 0.001* | 143 ± 26 p < 0.001* | 104 ± 22 |
| HbA1c (%) | 4.9 ± 0.3 | 5.1 ± 0.4 P = 0.02* | 4.8 ± 0.5 |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 30 ± 3 | 32 ± 4 P = 0.02* | 29 ± 5 |
| NT-proBNP (pg/ml) | 46 ± 40 | 35 ± 25 P = 0.012* | 53 ± 43 |
Data are means ± SD. GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus; MNT: medical nutrition therapy; iGDM: insulin dependent GDM; oGTT: oral glucose tolerance test; NT-proBNP: N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; * p-value versus normal pregnancies; † p-value versus MNT-GDM