Table 6. Relationship between glycated haemoglobin, placenta peptides and dyslipidemia among pregnant women with GDM (upper portion) and those without diabetes (lower portion).
| Variables | HbA1c | FBG | β-HCG | Insulin | IR | BMI | P4 | HPL | E2 | TC | TG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HbA1c | r | 1 | 0.25 | .a | -0.096 | -0.087 | .702* | 0.073 | -0.167 | 0.352 | -0.104 | 0.555 |
| P-value | 0.434 | . | -0.766 | 0.788 | 0.011 | 0.821 | 0.604 | 0.261 | 0.748 | 0.061 | ||
| FBG | r | .510** | 1 | .a | 0.427 | .714** | 0.163 | -0.409 | -0.518 | -0.13 | -0.369 | 0.244 |
| P-value | 0 | . | 0.166 | 0.009 | 0.613 | 0.187 | 0.084 | 0.686 | 0.237 | 0.445 | ||
| β-HCG | r | -.303* | -.469** | .a | .a | .a | .a | .a | .a | .a | .a | .a |
| P-value | 0.033 | 0.001 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||
| Insulin | r | -0.125 | -0.014 | 0.071 | 1 | .922** | -0.097 | -0.293 | -0.314 | -0.448 | -0.144 | -0.238 |
| P-value | 0.388 | 0.921 | 0.622 | 0 | 0.763 | 0.356 | 0.32 | 0.144 | 0.655 | 0.457 | ||
| IR | r | 0.193 | .545** | -0.172 | .803** | 1 | -0.084 | -0.357 | -0.403 | -0.455 | -0.223 | -0.159 |
| P-value | 0.178 | 0 | 0.231 | 0 | 0.796 | 0.254 | 0.194 | 0.138 | 0.486 | 0.623 | ||
| BMI | r | -0.008 | -0.105 | -0.237 | -0.17 | -0.176 | 1 | 0.142 | -0.161 | 0.576 | 0.024 | 0.438 |
| P-value | 0.958 | 0.47 | 0.097 | 0.239 | 0.221 | 0.659 | 0.618 | 0.05 | 0.942 | 0.154 | ||
| P4 | r | -0.144 | -.298* | 0.162 | 0.237 | 0.02 | -0.092 | 1 | 0.524 | 0.235 | 0.003 | -0.212 |
| P-value | 0.318 | 0.035 | 0.261 | 0.098 | 0.891 | 0.525 | 0.08 | 0.461 | 0.994 | 0.509 | ||
| E2 | r | 0.142 | 0.066 | 0.133 | -0.206 | -0.155 | 0.155 | 0.014 | -0.282 | 1 | 0.076 | 0.372 |
| P-value | 0.325 | 0.651 | 0.357 | 0.152 | 0.284 | 0.282 | 0.924 | 0.374 | 0.814 | 0.234 | ||
| HPL | r | 0.114 | -0.063 | 0.077 | -0.114 | -0.117 | 0.058 | 0.149 | 1 | -0.219 | -0.247 | -0.551 |
| P-value | 0.431 | 0.666 | 0.593 | 0.431 | 0.42 | 0.69 | 0.3 | 0.126 | 0.439 | 0.064 | ||
| TC | r | 0.18 | 0.12 | -0.144 | 0.129 | 0.144 | 0.172 | 0.027 | 0.126 | 0.138 | 1 | 0.413 |
| P-value | 0.211 | 0.407 | 0.318 | 0.372 | 0.318 | 0.232 | 0.851 | 0.384 | 0.341 | 0.182 | ||
| TG | r | 0.186 | 0.011 | -0.027 | -0.011 | -0.004 | 0.052 | -0.203 | 0.041 | .314* | 0.187 | 1 |
| P-value | 0.196 | 0.938 | 0.852 | 0.941 | 0.98 | 0.717 | 0.158 | 0.777 | 0.026 | 0.193 |
R = Correlation coefficient
* Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
** Correlation is significant at the0.01 level (2-tailed)
anot be computed because at least one of the variables is constant.
FBFBG;fasting blood glucose, HB; haemoglobin, HbA1c; glycated haemoglobin, SBP; systolic blood pressure, DBP; diastolic bloblood pressure,BMI; body mass index, TC; total cholesterol, TG; triglyceride, β-HCG;beta-human chorionic gonadotropin; P4; Progesterone, E2; Estradiol, HPL; Human Placenta Lactogen