Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Variable | NGT: 1-h Plasma Glucose < 7.8 mmol/L (N = 616) |
MIGT: 10.6 mmol/L > 1-hOGTT Results ≥ 7.8 mmol/L (N = 152) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender: | 0.72 | ||
| Male | 51% | 53% | |
| Female | 49% | 47% | |
| Parity: | 1 | ||
| 1 | 64% | 65% | |
| >1 | 36% | 35% | |
| Mother’s age (years) | 33 (20–45) | 33 (25–42) | 0.064 |
| Gestational weight gain | 12 (1–39) | 12 (4–27) | 0.84 |
| Weeks of gestation | 40 (37–42) | 40 (37–42) | 0.79 |
| Delivery type: | 0.67 | ||
| Eutocic | 82% | 18% | |
| Instrumental | 80% | 20% | |
| C-section | 79% | 21% | |
| Birth weight | 3272 (1995–4800) | 3395 (2050–4390) | 0.018 |
| Birth height | 49.5 (33–54) | 50 (45.5–53.5) | 0.13 |
| Birth head circumference | 34.5 (31–37) | 34.5 (31–37.5) | 0.74 |
| Percent of loss of birth weight to discharge | 6 (−0.32–0.21) | 7 (−7–13) | 0.41 |
Abbreviations: 1-h post-glucose challenge (1-hOGTT); mild impairment of glucose tolerance (MIGT); normal glucose tolerance (NGT).