Table 1.

Characteristics of Research Subjects Providing Placenta Samples

	DM	Control	P-value DM vs Control
n	19 (16 GDM, 3 Type 2 diabetes)	23
Maternal Age, yrs	31 ± 5	27 ± 5	0.021
Maternal race			0.48
American Indian	13 (68%)	17 (74%)
Hispanic	6 (32%)	6 (26%)
Maternal HbA1C, %	5.6 ± 0.7	5.1 ± 0.2	0.013
Maternal BMI	34.7 ± 5.3	33.5 ± 4.3	0.40
Gestational age, weeks	38.9 ± 0.7	39.4 ± 0.8	0.045
Mode of delivery			0.77
vaginal	14 (74%)	16 (70%)
cesarean	5 (26%)	7 (30%)
Sex of infant			0.55
male	10 (53%)	10 (43%)
female	9 (47%)	13 (57%)
Birth weight, kg	3.47 ± 0.60	3.36 ± 0.44	0.50

Values are means ± SD. BMI: Body Mass Index (kg/m2). DM: diabetes