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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jun;121(6):1241–1247. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31829277f5

Table 1.

Characteristics of the Study Population by Glucose Challenge Test Categories.

Characteristic Glucose Challenge Test Categories
Less than 120 mg/dL (n=436) 135–139 mg/dL (n=135) 140–199 mg/dL (n=1,268) P
Age, y 24 [21–29] 28 [24–32] 28 [24–32] <0.001
Primiparous 162(37.2%) 39(28.9%) 425(33.5%) 0.162
Race or ethnic group <0.001
 Black 56(12.8%) 27(20.0%) 142(11.2%)
 White 118(27.1%) 46(34.1%) 319(25.2%)
 Hispanic 255(58.5%) 58(43.0%) 750(59.2%)
 Other 7(1.6%) 4(3.0%) 57(4.5%)
Smoking 34(7.8%) 20(14.8%) 95(7.5%) 0.012
Alcohol use 13(3.0%) 6(4.4%) 43(3.4%) 0.711
Body mass index at entry, kg/m2 29.1 [26.1–32.5] 29.5 [ 26.3–33.3] 29.7 [26.7–32.8] 0.215
Glucose level after 50-g glucose challenge test, mg/dL 100 [86–109] 137 [136–138] 154 [145–165] <0.001
Duration of gestation at enrollment, wk 29.6 [28.3–30.4] 29 [28–29.7] 28.7 [27.6–30.0] <0.001

Data are n (%) or median [interquartile range] unless otherwise specified.