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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Diabetes Complications. 2013 Oct 4;28(1):10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2013.08.009. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2013.08.009

Table 3.

Clinical differences between subjects with pre-gestational diabetes compared to those with gestational diabetes.

Outcome variable Subjects with PGDM
(n = 22,331)
Subjects with GDM
(n = 147,097)
Unadjusted odds ratio
(95% confidence interval)
p-value Adjusted odds ratio
(95% confidence interval)
p-value
n (prevalence) n (prevalence)
Pre-pregnancy Conditions
Thyroid dysfunction 1140 (5.11%) 3511 (2.39%) 2.20 (2.06–2.36) <.001 2.24 (2.09–2.40) <.001
Chronic hypertension 1794 (8.03%) 3617 (2.46%) 3.47 (3.27–3.67) <.001 3.33 (3.14–3.53) <.001
Renal disease without hypertension 102 (0.46%) 269 (0.18%) 2.51 (1.99–3.15) <.001 2.51 (1.99–3.17) <.001
Antepartum Conditions
Mild preeclampsia 1182 (5.29%) 4656 (3.17%) 1.71 (1.60–1.83) <.001 1.62 (1.51–1.73) <.001
Severe preeclampsia 568 (2.54%) 1884 (1.28%) 2.01 (1.83–2.21) <.001 1.93 (1.75–2.12) <.001
Eclampsia 37 (0.17%) 123 (0.08%) 1.98 (1.37–2.87) <.001 1.84 (1.27–2.67) .001
Pyelonephritis 118 (0.53%) 253 (0.17%) 3.08 (2.48–3.84) <.001 2.84 (2.27–3.55) <.001
Preterm delivery 3179 (14.24%) 13,214 (8.98%) 1.68 (1.61–1.75) <.001 1.49 (1.42–1.55) <.001
Post-term delivery 533 (2.39%) 8972 (6.10%) 0.38 (0.35–0.41) <.001 0.40 (0.37–0.44) <.001
Fetal CNS malformation 72 (0.32%) 105 (0.07%) 4.53 (3.35–6.11) <.001 4.52 (3.33–6.14) <.001
Intrauterine fetal demise 265 (1.19%) 499 (0.34%) 3.53 (3.04–4.10) <.001 3.18 (2.73–3.71) <.001
Poor fetal growth 391 (1.75%) 2119 (1.44%) 1.22 (1.09–1.36) 0.001 1.11 (0.99–1.24) .07
Excess fetal growth 1657 (7.42%) 8942 (6.08%) 1.24 (1.17–1.31) <.001 1.21 (1.14–1.27) <.001
Peripartum Conditions
Failed induction 766 (3.43%) 3854 (2.62%) 1.32 (1.22–1.43) <.001 1.18 (1.09–1.28) <.001
Shoulder dystocia 526 (2.36%) 3069 (2.09%) 1.13 (1.03–1.24) .009 1.14 (1.04–1.26) .003
Cesarean delivery 11,711 (52.44%) 64,803 (44.05%) 1.40 (1.36–1.44) <.001 1.31 (1.28–1.35) <.001
Postpartum hemorrhage 559 (2.50%) 4327 (2.94%) 0.85 (0.78–0.93) <.001 0.82 (0.75–0.89) <.001
Third/Fourth degree lacsa 353 (3.32%) 3734 (4.54%) 0.72 (0.65–0.81) <.001 0.84 (0.75–0.94) <.001
Operative vaginal delivery 1002 (4.49%) 9468 (6.44%) 0.68 (0.64–0.73) <.001 0.75 (0.70–0.80) <.001

All outcomes adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, insurance type, and presence of hypertensive disease (including mild preeclampsia, severe preeclampsia, eclampsia, chronic hypertension, unspecified hypertension) unless the variable being adjusted for is the outcome itself.

Prevalence (%) is expressed as # of cases of condition divided by total n of subjects in either PGDM or GDM group.

a

Calculated for vaginal deliveries only; Total n for PGDM = 10,620, GDM = 82,294.