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. 2015 Aug 5;5:12863. doi: 10.1038/srep12863

Table 6. Clinical characteristics of the study participants grouped by family history of hypertension and family history of diabetes mellitus.

  Family history of hypertension
Family history of diabetes mellitus
Yes No P Yes No P
N (%) 336 2637   295 2678  
Age, years 29.7 ± 3.2 29.3 ± 3.2 0.023 29.9 ± 2.7 29.3 ± 3.2 0.001
 <25 15 (4.5) 128 (4.9)   6 (2.0) 137 (5.1)  
 25–29 150 (44.6) 1269 (48.1)   116 (39.3) 1303 (48.7)  
 30–34 149 (44.3) 1097 (41.6)   164 (55.6) 1082 (40.4)  
 ≥35 22 (6.5) 143 (5.4)   9 (3.1) 156 (5.8)  
Height, cm 163.1 ± 5.0 163.0 ± 4.7 0.879 163.1 ± 4.7 163.0 ± 4.7 0.865
Gestational weeks, weeks 39.5 ± 1.6 39.2 ± 1.7 0.007 39.4 ± 1.3 39.2 ± 1.7 0.172
Birth weight, g 3474.0 ± 454.9 3359.0 ± 515.5 0.000 3455.4 ± 417.2 3362.8 ± 518.7 0.003
Prepregnancy BMI, kg/m2 23.7 ± 3.9 22.1 ± 3.2 0.000 23.9 ± 4.3 22.1 ± 3.2 0.000
 Underweight 26 (7.7) 228 (8.6)   16(5.4) 238 (8.9)  
 Normal weight 175 (52.1) 1977 (75)   171(58.0) 1981 (74.0)  
 Overweight/obese 135 (40.2) 432 (16.4)   108(36.6) 459 (17.1)  
GWG, kg 15.3 ± 4.2 15.6 ± 4.9 0.246 14.6 ± 4.2 15.7 ± 4.8 0.000
 Inadequate 33 (9.8) 371 (14.1)   41 (13.9) 363 (13.6)  
 Adequate 83 (24.7) 886 (33.6)   68 (23.1) 901 (33.6)  
 Excessive 220 (65.5) 1380 (52.3)   186 (63.1) 1414 (52.8)  
Cesarean section 174/162 (51.8) 1300/1337 (49.3) 0.390 153/142 (51.9) 1321/1357 (49.3) 0.408
PPH 31/305 (9.2) 145/2492 (5.5) 0.006 32/263 (10.8) 144/2534 (5.4) 0.000
Preterm delivery 11/325 (3.3) 212/2425 (8.0) 0.002 6/289 (2.0) 217/2461 (8.1) 0.000
PPROM 4/332 (1.2) 93/2544 (3.5) 0.023 3/292 (1.0) 92/2586 (3.6) 0.025
GDM 94/242 (28.0) 598/2039 (22.7) 0.030 87/208 (29.5) 605/2073 (22.6) 0.008
GHT 12/324 (3.6) 45/2592 (1.7) 0.019 3/292 (1.0) 54/2624 (2.0) 0.235
Preeclampsia 12/324 (3.6) 78/2559 (3.0) 0.537 4/291 (1.4) 86/2592 (3.2) 0.078
SGA 6/330 (1.8) 24/2613 (0.9) 0.130 9/286 (3.1) 21/2657 (0.8) 0.000
Macrosomia 43/293 (12.8) 285/2352 (10.8) 0.273 45/250 (15.3) 283/2395 (10.6) 0.015

Data presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation. BMI, body mass index; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; GHT, gestational hypertension; GWG, gestational weight gain; PPH, postpartum hemorrhage; PPROM, preterm premature rupture of membranes; SGA, small for gestational age.