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. 2015 Aug 17;39(4):316–320. doi: 10.4093/dmj.2015.39.4.316

Table 3. Neonatal outcomes according to type of diabetes (n=155).

Characteristic Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes P value
Number 13 142
Neonatal weight, g 3,501.5±689.6 3,366.3±531.4 0.394
Neonatal birth weight centiles
 LGA ≥90th centile 6 (46.2) 29 (20.4) 0.044
 SGA ≤10th centile 2 (15.4) 12 (8.5) 0.332a
 Macrosomia 5 (38.5) 19 (13.4) 0.032a
Neonatal complication
 Asphyxia, TTN, RDS, MAS 6 (46.2) 59 (41.8) 0.492
 Hyper bilirubinemia, jaundice 3 (23.1) 46 (32.6) 0.357a
 Hypocalcaemia 1 (7.7) 3 (2.1) 0.300a
 Hypoglycemia 0 8 (5.7) 0.485a
 Polycythemiab 0/10 1/109 (0.9) 0.916a
 Cardiac hypertrophy, heart failureb 0/13 1/141 (0.7) 0.916a
Malformation 1 (7.7) 8 (5.6) 0.515a
Birth injury 0 4 (2.8) 0.702a
Admission of neonatal care 5 (41.7) 19 (14.8) 0.030a

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%).

LGA, large for gestational age; SGA, small for gestational age; TTN, transient tachypnea of newborn; RDS, respiratory distress syndrome; MAS, meconium aspiration syndrome.

aFisher exact test, bMissing data.