Table 1. Clinical characteristics of the adipose tissue study group.

	NGT (n = 12)	GDM-diet (n = 12)
Maternal age (years)	31.8±1.7	34.9±1.5
Maternal BMI at ∼12 wks (kg/m2)	33.3±3.4	30.6±2.1
Maternal BMI at delivery (kg/m2)	36.8±2.9	33.1±1.6
Gestational weight gain (kg)	9.4±1.8	6.7±2.5
Gestational age at birth (weeks)	38.6±0.1	38.6±0.2
Fetal birth weight (g)	3761±186	3277±153
Fetal Gender	6 Female; 6 Male	7 Female; 5 Male
Maternal OGTT at ∼28 weeks gestation
…Fasting plasma OGTT (mmol/l)	4.5±0.1	5.3±0.2* §
…1 hour plasma OGTT (mmol/l)	7.5±0.6	10.3±0.3*
…2 hour plasma OGTT (mmol/l)	5.9±0.4	8.8±0.5*

OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test.

Values represent mean±SEM.

*P<0.05 vs. NGT.