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. 2015 Oct 1;2015:297420. doi: 10.1155/2015/297420

Table 3.

Results of univariable and multivariable logistic regression for presence or absence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in 4610 women at Sunshine Hospital, Australia.

Characteristics GDM Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
GDM (n) No GDM (n) Odds ratio (95% CI) p value Odds ratio (95% CI) p value
Country of birth
 Australia or New Zealand 175 1757 1.00 1.00
 Arab States 12 99 1.21 (0.65, 2.24) 0.55 1.33 (0.71, 2.50) 0.37
 West and Central Asia 22 116 1.89 (1.17, 3.06) 0.01 2.47 (1.50, 4.05) <0.001
 Southeast Asia 161 761 2.11 (1.68, 2.66) <0.001 3.03 (2.34, 3.93) <0.001
 East Asia 37 117 3.16 (2.11, 4.71) <0.001 4.77 (3.12, 7.31) <0.001
 South Asia 136 537 2.59 (2.03, 3.30) <0.001 3.38 (2.60, 4.40) <0.001
 Africa 34 320 1.12 (0.77, 1.63) 0.56 1.24 (0.83, 1.84) 0.29
 Latin America 4 37 0.73 (0.42, 1.29) 0.28 0.90 (0.51, 1.60) 0.72
 Oceania 11 72 1.06 (0.37, 3.00) 0.91 0.94 (0.33, 2.70) 0.91
 Europe and North America 14 188 1.52 (0.79, 2.91) 0.21 1.12 (0.57, 2.19) 0.74
Age (per year)
 25th centile (<26 years) 144 1216 1.00 1.00
 50th centile (≥26 and <29 years) 121 888 1.15 (0.89, 1.49) 0.28 1.02 (0.78, 1.33) 0.88
 75th centile (≥29 and <33 years) 146 1040 1.19 (0.93, 1.51) 0.17 1.05 (0.82, 1.35) 0.71
 ≥75th centile (≥33 years) 195 860 1.91 (1.52, 2.42) <0.001 1.70 (1.34, 2.17) <0.001
Body mass index (kg/m2)
 Underweight (<18.5) 22 176 0.92 (0.64, 1.32) 0.64 0.96 (0.60, 1.54) 0.87
 Normal (≥18.5 and <25) 221 1845 1.00 1.00
 Overweight (≥25 and <30) 184 1047 1.47 (1.20, 1.81) <0.001 1.72 (1.38, 2.14) <0.001
 Obese (≥30 and <35) 84 472 1.50 (1.15, 1.95) 0.003 2.14 (1.60, 2.86) <0.001
 Morbidly obese (≥35) 95 464 1.70 (1.32, 2.20) <0.001 3.16 (2.34, 4.27) <0.001
Parity
 Nulliparous (parity = 0) 259 1739 1.00 1.00
 Multiparous (parity 1 to 4) 321 2163 1.01 (0.85, 1.19) 0.96 1.00 (0.83, 1.19) 0.98
 Grand multiparity (parity ≥5) 26 102 1.73 (1.12, 2.66) 0.01 1.80 (1.13, 2.86) 0.01
Total 606 4004

The multivariable analyses are adjusted for the other remaining maternal characteristics listed in the table. Nagelkerke R 2 = 0.08.

95% CI: 95% confidence interval.