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. 2015 Nov;13(11):687–696.

Table II.

Primary and secondary outcomes in two groups

Variable Group A (400 IU Vit D) Group B (50,000 IU Vit D every 2 weeks) p-value
25 (OH) D3 of pregnant women at delivery time (ng/ml) (Mean±SD) 27.2±18.8 37.9±19.8 0.001
OGTT Results at 24-28 weeks
          Number
          Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) (Mean±SD)
          1-h OGTT
          2-h OGTT
          3-h OGTT
246
86.4±12.9
164.4±35.6
137.3±33.9
108.6±31.2
224
82±11.9
153.4±33.7
127.1±30.6
94.1±24.4
0.004
0.022
0.023
0.001
GDM (%) 13.4 6.7 0.01
Maternal outcomes
          Number
          Gestational hypertension (%)
          Preeclampsia (%)
          Preterm delivery (%)
203
0.7
2
4.2
186
1.3
3.9
5.2
0.57
0.33
0.58
Neonatal outcomes ( Mean±SD)
          Number
          Birth length (cm)
          Birth weight, (g)
          Head circumference(cm)
          Apgar (minute1)
          Apgar (minute 5)
203
50.22±5.4
3125.57±434.9
34.31±2.8
9.7±0.7
9.8±0.5
186
50.39±2.1
3088.72±481.21
34.35±2.2
9.83±0.6
9.9±0.2
0.7
0.43
0.88
017
0.17
25( OH) D3 of cord blood( ng/ml) (Mean±SD) 29.7±19 37.9±18 0.005
Neonatal complication (%)
          Low birth weight
          Macrosomia
          Hypoglycemia
          Respiratory distress
4
1.5
4.1
1
5.9
1.6
1.2
1.2
0.25
0.61
0.07
0.67

Chi-Square test and Student’s t- test were used to compare variables between two groups.

25 OH D3: 25-hydroxy vitamin D; OGTT: oral glucose tolerance test; GDM: Gestational diabetes mellitus