Table 2.

Descriptive Analysis of Glucose Testing and Health Service Utilization After a Gestational Diabetes Mellitus–Affected Pregnancy (n=415)

Type and timing of postpartum glucose test	N (%)	95% CI
GTT
By 10 weeks postpartum	21 (5.1)	3.2, 7.6
By 6 months postpartum	28 (6.8)	4.5, 9.6
A1C
By 10 weeks postpartum	32 (5.3)	5.3, 10.7
By 6 months postpartum	69 (16.6)	13.2, 20.6
Fasting glucose
By 10 weeks postpartum	22 (5.3)	3.4, 7.9
By 6 months postpartum	30 (7.2)	5.9, 10.2
Any glucose screening test
By 10 weeks postpartum	57 (13.7)	10.6, 17.4
By 6 months postpartum	97 (23.4)	19.4, 27.8
Postpartum visit within 10 weeks	333 (80.2)	76.1, 84.0
With GTT within 10 weeks	17 (5.1)	3.0, 8.1
With any glucose test within 10 weeks	46 (13.8)	10.3, 18.0
With GTT within 6 months	22 (6.6)	4.2, 9.8
With any glucose test within 6 months	77 (23.1)	18.7, 28.0
Primary care visit within 6 months	140 (33.7)	29.2, 38.5
With GTT within 6 months	11 (7.9)	4.0, 13.6
With any glucose test within 6 months	54 (38.6)	30.5, 47.2
Both postpartum visit within 10 weeks and primary care visit within 6 months	116 (27.9)	23.7, 32.5
With GTT within 6 months	7 (6.0)	2.5, 12.0
With any glucose test within 6 months	43 (37.1)	28.3, 46.5

95% CI, 95% confidence interval; A1C, hemoglobin A1c test; GTT, glucose tolerance test.