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. 2015 Aug 26;10(8):e0136892. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136892

Table 3. Predictors of PWV and TG/HDL ratio at 5-year follow-up based on GDM status in the index pregnancy using the WHO diagnostic criteria.

PWV TG/HDL-C ratio
Univariate Multivariable Univariate Multivariable
Variables r p β p r p β p
Age (years) 0.23 <0.001 0.21 <0.001 0.01 0.906
Follow-up time (years) 0.01 0.963 0.01 0.916
BMI (kg/m2) 0.08 0.191 0.42 <0.001 0.32 <0.001
Parity 1 0.01 0.943 -0.06 0.337
Smoking 2 0.10 0.108 0.15 0.013 0.10 0.063
Family history of diabetes 0.01 0.884 0.11 0.071
Family history of heart disease 0.03 0.570 0.033 0.577
GDM (WHO criteria) 0.14 0.018 0.13 0.025 0.28 <0.001 0.24 <0.001
Systolic BP (mmHg) 0.27 <0.001 0.28 <0.001 0.26 <0.001 0.24 0.002
Diastolic BP (mmHg) 0.21 <0.001 0.12 0.044 -0.14 0.063
Visceral fat volume (g/cm3) 0.15 0.012 0.42 <0.001
R square 0.14 0.26

1 Defined as primiparous (for the purposes of the 5-year follow-up)

2 Refers to both current and previous smokers