Table 1.

Effect of experimental diabetes on maternal and fetal pregnancy outcome of 20-day pregnant rats

	Control Rats	Diabetic Rats	P Value
Maternal weight gain, g	123.3 ± 3.7	85.4 ± 4.5	<0.001
Maternal blood glucose, mg/dl	80.1 ± 1.4	423.3 ± 9.9	<0.001
Fetal weight, g	2.26 ± 0.03	1.90 ± 0.03	<0.001
Placental weight, g	0.455 ± 0.011	0.525 ± 0.011	<0.001
Placental surface area, mm2	145.3 ± 4.4	168.6 ± 3.6	<0.001
Litter size, number of fetuses	14.9 ± 0.4	14.6 ± 0.3	>0.05

Values are means ± SE; n = 39 control rats and 51 diabetic rats.