Table 2.
Blood pressure and lipoprotein lipids in overweight, sedentary women with a history of GDM, controls, and women with type 2 diabetes.
| Premenopausal GDM (n=11) | Postmenopausal GDM (n=20) | Postmenopausal controls (n=26) | Postmenopausal T2DM (n=16) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 123±5 | 129±4 | 134±3 | 139±4 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 80±4 | 77±2 | 82±2 | 79±3 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.96±0.21 | 5.31±0.24 | 5.14±0.16 | 4.74±0.31 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 2.85±0.29 | 3.47±0.20 | 3.28±0.15 | 2.78±0.28 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.33±0.14 | 1.20±0.06 | 1.25±0.06 | 1.24±0.08 |
| HDL2-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 0.30±0.09 | 0.17±0.03 | 0.15±0.04 | 0.16±0.04 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.69±0.47 | 1.41±0.13 | 1.30±0.11 | 1.52±0.16 |
Values are means±s.e.m.