Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of women in intervention and control groups.
| Characteristic | Group | Total N = 31 |
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| Age at OGTT* (years) | 36.0 (4.5) Range 28–44 |
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| Ethnicity | Caucasian | 28 (90%) |
| Other | 3 (10%) | |
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| Health insurance status | Public (NHS) | 17 (55%) |
| Privately funded | 14 (45%) | |
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| Gravidity | 1 | 6 (19%) |
| 2+ | 25 (81%) | |
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| Parity | 0 | 6 (19%) |
| 1+ | 25 (81%) | |
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| Diabetic control with GDM | Insulin | 19 (61%) |
| Metformin | 4 (13%) | |
| Diet | 8 (26%) | |
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| Weight* (kg) | 85.7 (17.5) | |
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| BMI∧ (kg/m2) | 30.3 (8.2) | |
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| Waist* (cm) | 100.7 (11.8) | |
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| Hip* (cm) | 116.6 (14.1) | |
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| Body fat %* | 37.4 (7.1) | |
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| Lean mass %* | 52.5 (6.2) | |
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| Fasting glucose∧ | 4.8 (0.8) | |
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| Fasting insulin∧& | 8.7 (6.0) | |
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| 2 hr glucose∧ | 5.5 (2.8) | |
*Mean (standard deviation), independent samples t-test.
∧Median (interquartile range), Mann-Whitney U test.
&4 cases missing (1 intervention; 3 control).