Table 4.
Comparison of sociodemographic continuous variables of pregnancy and the newborn among women included (n = 82) and not included (n = 175) in the study
| Included | Not included | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Median | Mean ± SD | Median | ||
| Age (years) | 32.2 ± 5.8 | 32 | 30.5 ± 5.8 | 31 | 0.075 |
| Gestational age at diagnosis of GDM (weeks) | 23.1 ± 7.4 | 24 | 23.9 ± 7.4 | 25 | 0.47 |
| Start of insulin (weeks) | 28.6 ± 7.1 | 30 | 26.9 ± 7.2 | 28 | 0.30 |
| Parity (n) | 2.3 ± 1.3 | 2 | 2.3 ± 1.4 | 2 | 0.89 |
| Weight gain until GDM diagnosis (kg) | 7.0 ± 5.5 | 6 | 8.0 ± 5.6 | 8.8 | 0.18 |
| Weight gain until delivery (kg) | 10.2 ± 6.3 | 8.2 | 11.6 ± 6.0 | 11.5 | 0.23 |
| Pregestational BMI (kg/m2) | 27.7 ± 5.3 | 27.1 | 28.4 ± 5.1 | 27.6 | 0.41 |
| Birth weight (kg) | 3250.3 ± 627.3 | 3257.5 | 3409.2 ± 652.0 | 3400 | 0.21 |
| Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | 37.8 ± 2.9 | 38 | 37.8 ± 2.0 | 38 | 0.32 |