Table 2.
Maternal early pregnancy fasting glucose and lipid profiles.
| Healthy | GDM | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 4203 | N = 1062 | ||
| Early pregnancy | |||
| Cholesterol (mM) | 4.44 ± 0.78 | 4.57 ± 0.83 | <0.001 |
| Triacylglycerols (mM) | 1.17 ± 0.91 | 1.38 ± 2.16 | <0.001 |
| TG/HDL-C ratio | 0.71 ± 0.46 | 0.92 ± 1.61 | <0.001 |
| LDL-C/HDL-C ratio | 1.38 ± 0.52 | 1.51 ± 0.61 | <0.001 |
| Fasting glucose (mM) | 4.73 ± 0.39 | 4.96 ± 0.45 | <0.001 |
| Lipid detection at weeks' gestation | 10.76 ± 2.57 | 10.70 ± 2.59 | 0.635 |
| Fasting glucose detection at weeks' gestation | 10.83 ± 2.86 | 10.77 ± 2.94 | 0.499 |
GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus; TG/HDL-C: triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio; LDL-C/HDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio.