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. 2014 May 31;14:185. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-185

Table 3.

Maternal characteristics and specified pregnancy outcomes in relation to categories of universal and selective screening regimes for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) between 2011 and 2012

Variables
Maternal age (years)
Maternal BMI a
Birth weight (grams)
LGA b
LGA/non LGA
SGA c
SGA/non LGA
  Mean Mean Mean n (%) p-value   p-value
Universal screening 10.0 mmol/L d
 
 
 
890 (4.4)
 
478 (2.4)
 
GDM
31.58
27.63
3540
46 (10.5)
<0.001
17 (3.9)
0.121
Non GDM
29.98
24.98
3533
844 (4.3)
 
59 (2.3)
 
Selective screening 8.9 mmol/L d
 
 
 
382 (4.7)
 
218 (2.7)
 
GDM
31.67
28.27
3567
25 (10.4)
<0.001
7 (2.9)
0.588
Non GDM
29.72
24.89
3555
352 (4.4)
 
210 (2.6)
 
Selective screening 10.0 mmol/L d
 
 
 
4375 (4.3)
 
2586 (2.5)
 
GDM
31.71
29.22
3636
215 (14.9)
<0.001
19 (1.3)
0.063
Non GDM
29.77
24.98
3534
4184 (4.1)
 
2561 (2.5)
 
Selective screening 12.2 mmol/L d
 
 
 
1903 (4.0)
 
1289 (2.7)
 
GDM
32.94
27.98
3610
84 (20.6)
<0.001
14 (3.8)
0.058
Non GDM 31.39 24.08 3506 1819 (3.9)   1273 (2.7)  

aBody mass index (BMI) kg/m2.

bLarge for gestational age (LGA).

cSmall for gestational age (SGA).

dOGTT 2-hour cut-off value.