Table 1.
Demographic, obstetric and perinatal characteristics of the study population
| Pregnant groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Normoglycemia | MGH | GDM | Overt DM |
| Maternal age (years) | 26.7a | 31.1 a | 27.1 a | 29.0 a |
| Maternal glycemic mean (mg/dl) | 86.2 a | 98.9 b | 114.1 c | 122.1d |
| Newborns | ||||
| Birth weight (grams) | 3250 a | 3194 a | 3490 a | 3180 a |
| Term | 6 (100.0) a | 28 (82.3) a | 8 (100.0) a | 28 (33.7) a |
| Preterm | 0 | 6 (17.7) a | 0 | 55 (66.3) b |
| LGA | 1 (16.7) | 4 (11.8) | 2 (25.0) | 23 (27.7) |
| AGA | 5 (83.3) | 28 (82.4) | 6 (75.0) | 55 (66.3) |
| SGA | 0 | 2 (5.9) | 0 | 5 (6.0) |
| Total number | 6 | 34 | 8 | 83 |
Data presented as mean or number (%)
LGA: Large for Gestational Age; AGA: Adequate for Gestational Age; SGA: Small for Gestational Age
Values followed by different letters present significant statistically difference (p < 0.05)