Table 1.
Population characteristics in the ND, MGH and GDM groups stratified according to diagnostic protocol
| ND (N = 199) | MGH (N = 89) | GDM (N = 194) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD | NEW | p | OLD | NEW | p | OLD | NEW | p | |
| Pregnancies | 2.59 ± 1.54 | 2.27 ± 1.54 | 0.1672 | 3.27 ± 2.05 | 3.14 ± 1.90 | 0.7368 | 3.30 ± 1.56 | 3.15 ± 1.58 | 0.5850 |
| Previous C-sections | 0.46 ± 0.77 | 0.40 ± 0.74 | 0.5094 | 1.03 ± 1.14 | 0.62 ± 0.83 | 0.0370 | 0.83 ± 0.87 | 0.64 ± 0.71 | 0.1596 |
| Initial BMI (kg/m2) | 28.83 ± 7.79 | 26.75 ± 5.85 | 0.1450 | 32.86 ± 4.29 | 30.38 ± 8.47 | 0.3976 | 31.13 ± 4.84 | 32.50 ± 7.28 | 0.4379 |
| Final BMI (kg/m2) | 33.40 ± 8.25 | 31.62 ± 5.27 | 0.3296 | 37.37 ± 4.89 | 34.36 ± 7.99 | 0.2579 | 35.01 ± 4.24 | 36.50 ± 6.30 | 0.3336 |
| WG (kg) | 15.11 ± 10.90 | 12.16 ± 6.80 | 0.1736 | 12.10 ± 6.65 | 10.52 ± 5.60 | 0.4356 | 10.69 ± 8.32 | 9.87 ± 7.84 | 0.6444 |
Results expressed as mean ± SD
Poisson regression for the number of pregnancies and previous C-section
Student’s t test for the other analyses
ND non diabetic, MGH mild gestational hyperglycemia, GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, WG weight gain