Table 1.
Characteristics of women by gestational diabetes (GDM) status, LIFE Study, 2005–2009.
| Characteristic* | ALL (N=258) |
Non-GDM (N=230) |
GDM (N=28) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 29.7 (3.7) | 29.6 (3.8) | 30.2 (2.9) |
| Race, non-white (%) | 16 | 15 | 17 |
| Current smoker (%) | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.1 |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 26.2 (6.3) | 26.1 (6.4) | 27.0 (4.6) |
| BMI (kg/m2) (%) | |||
| <18.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| 18.5–24.9 | 52.3 | 53.0 | 46.4 |
| 25.0–29.9 | 27.5 | 27.8 | 25.0 |
| ≥30.0 | 19.0 | 17.8 | 28.6 |
| Parity (% nulliparous) | 47.3 | 47.8 | 42.9 |
| Not College graduate (%) | 14.8 | 14.5 | 17.9 |
| No health insurance (%) | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
*
Data presented are mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise specified
BMI: body mass index