Table 1.
Association between past history of abortion and family history of diabetes in first degree relatives with gestational diabetes mellitus by O'Sullivan's criteria and World Health Organization criteria at 24–28 weeks.
| GDM criteria | Past history of abortion* | Family history of DM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive n = 171 (23.7%) | Negative n = 552 (76.3%) | Positive n = 57 (17.9%) | Negative n = 666 (92.1%) | |
| WHO + ve | 9 (25.7%) | 26 (74.3%) | 6 (17.1%) | 29 (82.9%) |
| WHO – ve | 162 (23.5%) | 526 (76.5%) | 51 (7.4%) | 637 (92.6%) |
| O'Sullivan's + ve* | 10 (40%) | 15 (60%) | 3 (12%) | 22 (88%) |
| O'Sullivan's – ve | 161 (23.1%) | 537 (76.9%) | 54 (7.7%) | 644 (92.3%) |
DM: diabetes mellitus, GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus, WHO: World Health Organization.
*
χ2 = 3.83; P = 0.05.