Table 2.
General characteristics of the GDM and non GDM diagnosed by IADPSG criteria in urban and rural areas
| Parameter | URBAN (n = 1301) | RURAL (n = 473) | p value* | OVERALL (N = 1774) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | GDM** (n = 210) | NON GDM (n = 1091) | Overall | GDM** (n = 68) | NON GDM (n = 405) | Overall | GDM (n = 278) | NON GDM (n = 1496) | p value*** | ||
| Age | 26.2 ± 4.1 | 27.4 ± 4.3 | 25.9 ± 4.0 | 24 ± 2.9 | 23.9 ± 2.5 | 23.9 ± 3.0 | <0.001 | 25.6 ± 3.9 | 26.5 ± 4.2 | 25.4 ± 3.8 | 0.0238 |
| BMI | 24.7 ± 4.9 | 26.2 ± 4.5 | 24.6 ± 4.9 | 22.1 ± 3.7 | 22.6 ± 3.9 | 22.1 ± 3.6 | <0.001 | 24.2 ± 4.7 | 25.4 ± 4.6 | 24.0 ± 4.7 | <0.001 |
| Family history of T2DM | 366 (28.1 %) | 82 (39 %) | 284 (26 %) | 51 (10.8 %) | 12 (17.6 %) | 39 (9.6 %) | <0.001 | 417 (23.5 %) | 94 (33.8 %) | 323 (21.6 %) | 0.0001 |
| Previous history of GDM | 25 (1.9 %) | 12 (5.7 %) | 13 (1.2 %) | 1 (0.2 %) | 0 | 1 (0.2 %) | <0.001 | 26 (1.5 %) | 12 (4.3 %) | 14 (0.9 %) | 0.0062 |
| Fasting (mg/dl) | 80 ± 12.8 | 93 ± 10.4 | 77 ± 11.6 | 81 ± 12.4 | 96 ± 11.3 | 78 ± 10.5 | 0.1355 | 80.6 ± 12.6 | 94.1 ± 10.7 | 78.0 ± 11.3 | <0.001 |
| HbA1c (%) | 4.9 ± 0.6 | 5.1 ± 0.5 | 4.8 ± 0.5 | 5.1 ± 0.6 | 5.3 ± 0.6 | 5.0 ± 0.4 | <0.001 | 4.9 ± 0.53 | 5.1 ± 0.4 | 4.9 ± 0.5 | <0.001 |
*p value comparing overall urban vs rural
**p value significant (<0.005), comparing GDM urban vs GDM rural
***p value comparing overall “GDM vs non GDM”